rhabdomyoma
- noun
- /ˌræbdoʊmaɪˈoʊmə/
- Specialized
- Rhabdomyoma is a rare tumor originating in striated muscle, most commonly in the heart.
- extracardiac rhabdomyoma
- fetal rhabdomyoma
- adult rhabdomyoma
Examples
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The doctor diagnosed the patient with a rhabdomyoma after analyzing the biopsy results.
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Extracardiac rhabdomyomas are rare, benign tumors that show striated muscle differentiation.
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A frozen section of this tissue confirmed the previous diagnosis of rhabdomyoma.
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We also review the pathology and radiologic findings of rhabdomyoma.
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Final pathologic diagnosis revealed rhabdomyoma, adult type (figure 4).
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However, a review of the literature revealed five patients with this syndrome who also had fetal rhabdomyomas in various locations.
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Two types of extracardiac rhabdomyomas in the head and neck region have been identified: fetal and adult.
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The mass of the fetal rhabdomyoma in our case involved the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.
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Clinically, adult rhabdomyomas present with slowly progressive symptoms because of their slow growth and benign nature.
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Extracardiac rhabdomyomas most commonly occur in the head and neck region, usually in the upper aerodigestive tract.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
rhabdomyoma = myoma (opaque) = rhabdo + myoma
The element 'rhabdo-' is a technical Greek combining form meaning 'striated' added to the medical noun 'myoma'; these specialized forms are unlikely to be known to average learners, so the compound is not reliably derivable.
Etymology
Rhabdomyoma comes from Greek parts rhabdo- 'rod' or 'stripe', myo- 'muscle', and -oma 'tumor'. So a rhabdomyoma is literally a 'striped muscle tumor', a non-cancerous growth made of striped muscle.
