Rhabdomyosarcoma Symptoms
Symptoms depend on where the tumor develops:
- Head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma affects when the eye or eyelid, you can make the eye stand out, which becomes inflamed (swollen) or has an eyelid paralysis of eye muscles. In the sinuses, rhabdomyosarcoma can cause nasal congestion, nasal secretions and sometimes blood or pus. In other regions of the head and neck, the most common symptom of rhabdomyosarcoma near the surface is a painless lump or swelling that increases gradually. A rhabdomyosarcoma located in a deep well can wear skull bones that protect the brain and cause headaches and nausea as the tumor enlarges to the surface of the brain.
- Genitourinary tract: rhabdomyosarcoma may form in the bladder, prostate, vagina, uterus, scrotum and testicles. Depending on your exact location, these tumors can cause difficulty urinating, blood in the urine (hematuria), constipation, a lump or mass in the vagina, vaginal discharge with blood and mucus, or a painless enlargement of one side of the scrotum.
- Arms and legs: rhabdomyosarcoma appears as a lump or swelling in the arms or legs, with or without pain, tenderness and redness. In physically active children, inflammation sometimes confused with an injury related to sports or games of children.