rhabdomyosarcoma
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- noun
- /ˌræbdoʊmaɪoʊsɑrˈkoʊmə/
- Specialized
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rabdomiosarcoma
- Salvage therapy for patients with recurrent rhabdomyosarcoma remains problematic.
- embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
- case of rhabdomyosarcoma
- patient with rhabdomyosarcoma
Examples
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As a result, the consequences of misdiagnosis can be serious if a patient with rhabdomyosarcoma is being treated with antibiotics.
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The most common neurologic feature of rhabdomyosarcoma is facial nerve involvement.
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As a result, the prognosis for patients with some types of rhabdomyosarcoma has steadily improved.
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Austin Williams is 16 and has rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer of skeletal muscle cells.
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We report a case of rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear and mastoid in a 3-year-old boy.
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Patients with rhabdomyosarcoma of the middle ear and mastoid have a particularly poor prognosis.
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The most common soft-tissue sarcoma in infants and children is rhabdomyosarcoma.
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Histopathologic examination of the excised mass revealed that it was an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (Figure 2).
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The histopathologic features of the biopsy specimen were consistent with an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (Figure 1).
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Doctors confirmed that my brother has rhabdomyosarcoma, which is a type of skeletal muscle cancer commonly found in children.
Synonyms
A very dangerous cancer that starts in the muscles that move the body
Compounds
- Specialized
A cancer that starts in the muscles and usually affects infants and children
- Specialized
A rare muscle cancer that grows quickly and often affects teenagers and young adults
- Specialized
A rare cancer in older adults that starts in arm or leg muscles with cells of different shapes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rhabdomyosarcoma comes from three Greek parts: rhabdo- meaning 'rod' or 'striped', myo- meaning 'muscle', and -sarcoma meaning 'tumor of flesh'. So the name literally says 'a tumor of striped muscle', which fits because this cancer starts in the striped muscles you use to move your body and is most often seen in children.