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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Ofelia Giselle Torres Hidalgo, 16, died on Friday, Feb. 13, from stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, according to a statement from the family's spokesperson.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Ofelia Torres died on Friday at the age of 16 from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that affects the soft tissue.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that develops in skeletal muscles, according to a family spokesperson.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Metastatic embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare type of cancer, also known as soft tissue sarcoma, that develops in your skeletal muscles.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Ofelia Torres died on Friday at the age of 16 from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that affects the soft tissue.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that develops in skeletal muscles, according to a family spokesperson.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Metastatic embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare type of cancer, also known as soft tissue sarcoma, that develops in your skeletal muscles.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
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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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