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• when mice older than 6 weeks are given systemic tamoxifen treatment by intraperitoneal delivery, mice develop multiple tumors (avg. 3.9 per mouse) with 100% penetrance within 1-2 months; median tumor-free survival is 44 days
• tumors develop at various locations, including clinically relevant sites including the orbit
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• tamoxifen treated mice develop tumors displaying a histological spectrum ranging from undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) to rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS)
• tumors mimic embryonic RMS, pleomorphic RMS, or myogenic or nonmyogenic UPS
• sarcomas can appear in the body wall (37%), the extremities (31%), head and neck (23%), with some being subcutaneous (9%)
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