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rhabdosarcoma (medicine)


rhabdosarcoma
<oncology, tumour> A very dangerous cancer which develops from striated muscle tissue. Thereare three major forms:

1. Alveolar rhabdosarcoma: this cancer, which most often afflicts adolescents, typically develops in the extremities, body or eye cavities.

2. Embryonal rhabdosarcoma: this cancer, which strikes infants and young children, develops in the head, neck, extremities or lower genitourinary tract.

3. Pleiomorphic rhabdosarcoma: this cancer strikes adults and typically develops in the extremities.