The nursing is planning care for a child recovering from neck surgery for rhabdomyosarcoma. Which outcome suggests the best long-term prognosis for this patient?

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A child's prognosis depends on the size of the tumor and whether metastasis was present at the time of initial diagnosis. If the entire tumor was removed and no lymph node metastasis has occurred, the chances are as high as 80% that the tumor will not recur. If some of the tumor had to be left because of its size or location, the chance of recurrence rises to about 50%. If metastasis to the lungs or bone was present at the time of the initial diagnosis, the prognosis drops to about 20% of children with long-term survival.

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