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rhabdomyosarcoma

American  
[rab-doh-mahy-oh-sahr-koh-muh] / ˌræb doʊˌmaɪ oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.
rhabdomyosarcomas, plural rhabdomyosarcomata plural
  1. a malignant tumor made up of striated muscle tissue.


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Etymology

Origin of rhabdomyosarcoma

First recorded in 1895–1900; rhabdo- + myo- + sarcoma

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Duong was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, shortly after the Palisades fire rained ash on his family’s West L.A. apartment in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2026

An exceptional response in a patient with metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma was detailed in a publication in Nature Communications in 2020.

From Science Daily Apr. 24, 2024

The Fairall family drew up a bucket list with Sophie in June, when her "aggressive" cancer - rhabdomyosarcoma - returned and she decided not to have further chemotherapy.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2021

Stella was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare, soft-tissue cancer.

From Seattle Times May 21, 2019

The cause was a rare cancer, called rhabdomyosarcoma, that attacks muscle fibers, his friend Bill Caplan said.

From New York Times Jun. 9, 2011

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