rhabdomyosarcoma
noun
rhab·do·myo·sar·co·ma
ˈrab-(ˌ)dō-ˌmī-ə-sär-ˈkō-mə 
: a malignant tumor composed of striated muscle fibers
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But a biopsy led to the heart-stopping diagnosis: a rare and aggressive form of cancer called embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.
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Rachel Clarke, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
For children, the most common types of cancers are leukemia, brain and spinal cord tumors, neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, lymphoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, retinoblastoma and bone cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
Doctors diagnosed Anderson with stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, in 2018.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
She was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare but aggressive type of cancer that forms in soft tissue.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2024
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Rachel Clarke, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
For children, the most common types of cancers are leukemia, brain and spinal cord tumors, neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, lymphoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, retinoblastoma and bone cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
Doctors diagnosed Anderson with stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, in 2018.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
She was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare but aggressive type of cancer that forms in soft tissue.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2024
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rhabdomyosarcoma
noun
rhab·do·myo·sar·co·ma
ˈrab-(ˌ)dō-ˌmī-ə-sär-ˈkō-mə
plural rhabdomyosarcomas also rhabdomyosarcomata
-mət-ə
: a malignant tumor composed of striated muscle fibers
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