embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
- noun
- /ˌɛm.briˈoʊ.nəl ˌræb.doʊˌmaɪ.oʊ.sɑrˈkoʊ.mə/
- Specialized
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rabdomiosarcoma embrionario
- Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of cancer that primarily affects infants and young children.
Examples
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The author reports a case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the temporal bone with cranial nerve palsies and extension into the parapharyngeal space in a 4-year-old boy.
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Histopathologic examination of the excised mass revealed that it was an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (Figure 2).
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The main differential is with well-differentiated embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.
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Mitosis is frequent in embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.
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We recommend that embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma be ruled out to avoid overly aggressive treatment of these patients.
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Microscopically, embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas are pleomorphic.
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Prat and Gray reviewed the presenting signs and symptoms in 50 patients with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma reported by various authors.
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To avoid overly aggressive treatment and ensure that proper treatment is provided for patients with NBCCS, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma must be ruled out.
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In this article, the author reports a case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the temporal bone with cranial nerve palsies and extension into the parapharyngeal space.
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The doctors diagnosed the patient with an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma after observing the tumor's rapid growth.
Synonyms
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A cancer that begins in the muscle used to move the body and grows fast, often in children
A cancer in babies and children where the cells look like early muscle
A very dangerous cancer that starts in the muscles that move the body
A cancer that starts in muscle tissue
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is fully compositional: the adjective 'embryonal' specifies the developmental (embryonic/early-life) subtype of the noun 'rhabdomyosarcoma' (a malignant skeletal muscle tumor). Given knowledge of both constituents, a learner can infer this refers to a malignant skeletal‑muscle tumor that occurs in embryonic/infant stages, so the meaning is transparently derived from its parts.
Etymology
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma describes the disease: embryonal means 'like an embryo' or very early, rhabdo and myo point to 'muscle', and sarcoma means 'a tumor'. So the name tells you it is a 'tumor' made of very early muscle cells, which helps explain why it usually appears in babies and young children.