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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Diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare type of cancer that affects muscle tissue in children and teens, Aralynn’s cancer started in her stomach and near her liver.
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Melissa Karns, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
She was diagnosed with Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
In 2018, former Phillies second baseman Chase Utley reunited with fan Devin Smeltzer — 13 years after Utley signed an autograph for Smeltzer after he was diagnosed with pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma at 9 years old.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2023
The teen was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma — a rare type of cancer that forms in the soft tissue and most commonly affects children, according to the Mayo Clinic — in November 2020, according to CBC News.
—Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
Guanghua Xiao, $1.3 million to integrate whole slide imaging and genomic data to study pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma.
—Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
She was diagnosed with a rhabdomyosarcoma, or RMS.
—AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2022
The mummy of a Chilean boy had a rare tumor called a rhabdomyosarcoma on his face, and nine Peruvian mummies bore the marks of melanoma.
—George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2013
In 2012, Caleb Lynn was diagnosed with stage three rhabdomyosarcoma — a cancer in the skeletal muscles — and three days before his dad’s first game as Cedar Hill’s head coach in 2017, Caleb underwent more than 16 hours of surgery to remove a tumor.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2021
Melissa Karns, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
She was diagnosed with Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
In 2018, former Phillies second baseman Chase Utley reunited with fan Devin Smeltzer — 13 years after Utley signed an autograph for Smeltzer after he was diagnosed with pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma at 9 years old.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2023
The teen was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma — a rare type of cancer that forms in the soft tissue and most commonly affects children, according to the Mayo Clinic — in November 2020, according to CBC News.
—Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
Guanghua Xiao, $1.3 million to integrate whole slide imaging and genomic data to study pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma.
—Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
She was diagnosed with a rhabdomyosarcoma, or RMS.
—AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2022
The mummy of a Chilean boy had a rare tumor called a rhabdomyosarcoma on his face, and nine Peruvian mummies bore the marks of melanoma.
—George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2013
In 2012, Caleb Lynn was diagnosed with stage three rhabdomyosarcoma — a cancer in the skeletal muscles — and three days before his dad’s first game as Cedar Hill’s head coach in 2017, Caleb underwent more than 16 hours of surgery to remove a tumor.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2021
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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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