A case report of neonatal rhabdomyosarcoma of the bladder is described. The literature reveals only one other report nearly 40 years previously. The epidemiological study of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma of the bladder shows a greater incidence in Scotland compared to the United Kingdom as a whole.
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