What is rhabdomyosarcoma?

Muscle cancer: Rhabdomyosarcoma is a cancer or muscles. It is rare and needs to be treated by a team of physicians.

Muscle cancer: "myo" means muscle, and "sarcoma" is a cancer that arises from a tissue like muscle, cartilage, or bone. This is an aggressive cancer, and it should be treated by surgeons and oncologists with experience in sarcomas. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are usually all needed to treat these tumors. Try http://www.Cancer.Gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childrhabdomyosarcoma/patient.