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rhabdosarcoma

rhabdosarcoma

9.9
A very dangerous cancer that starts in the muscles that move the body
  • noun
  • /ˌræbdoʊsɑrˈkoʊmə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rabdomiosarcoma
  • The doctors diagnosed the child with rhabdosarcoma, which required immediate and aggressive treatment.

Examples

  • A biopsy confirmed the mass was a rhabdosarcoma rather than a benign muscle growth.

  • Research into rhabdosarcoma has led to new therapies for muscle-derived cancers.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with rhabdosarcoma last week.

  • Many patients with rhabdosarcoma require aggressive treatment.

  • A biopsy confirmed the mass was a rhabdosarcoma rather than a benign muscle growth.

  • The doctors diagnosed the child with rhabdosarcoma, which required immediate and aggressive treatment.

  • Research into rhabdosarcoma has led to new therapies for muscle-derived cancers.

Synonyms

rhabdomyosarcoma
vsrhabdosarcoma
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A cancer that begins in the muscle used to move the body and grows fast, often in children

arises from striated muscle without specifying age distribution

Compounds

embryonal rhabdosarcoma
  • Specialized
9.9

A cancer in babies and children where the cells look like early muscle

alveolar rhabdosarcoma
  • Specialized
9.9

A rare cancer of muscle that affects teenagers and young adults and forms small groups of tumor cells

pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma
  • Specialized
9.9

A rare cancer of limb muscles in older adults with different cell shapes

Surface Forms

rhabdosarcoma singular
rhabdosarcomas plural

Morphology

rhabdosarcoma = sarcoma (opaque) = rhabdo + sarcoma

The combining form 'rhabdo-' (meaning striated/rod-like) is a specialist Greek medical form unfamiliar to average learners; while 'sarcoma' denotes a tumor, the full sense 'tumor of striated muscle' is specialized and not inferable by B1 learners.

Etymology

Rhabdosarcoma comes from two parts: rhabdo- meaning 'striped', a reference to the striped muscle fibers, and sarcoma meaning 'flesh tumor'. So the name literally means a tumor of striped muscle, which explains why it refers to a very serious cancer that starts in striated (striped) muscle.