rhabdomyosarcoma

[rab-doh-mahy-oh-sahr-koh-muh]

noun

Pathology.

plural

rhabdomyosarcomas, rhabdomyosarcomata 

1. a malignant tumor made up of striated muscle tissue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhabdomyosarcoma¹

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

Example Sentences

The teenager, from Cambridgeshire, was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma - an aggressive type of cancer that primarily affects children.

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Diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer affecting soft tissue, Duong has a malignant mass blocking blood flow to his optic nerve.

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

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The left-hander from Essex was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma - a soft tissue tumour - at the age of one, needing chemotherapy and surgery over 18 months before recovering.

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But whole genome sequencing helped doctors identify the type of cancer she has - a rhabdomyosarcoma - a rare cancer that generally affects muscles attached to bones.

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