Sarcoma of the urinary bladder and prostate in children

The survival rate has been improved for rhabdomyosarcoma of all sites in children by combining surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. However, very few children are alive today who have had sarcoma of the prostate. The prognosis appears to be better for sarcoma of the bladder than for sarcoma of the prostate. In our series all the children with prostatic sarcoma died within 7 months. 2 children with sarcoma of the bladder are cured.