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What is the definition or description of: rhabdomyosarcoma?
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Muscle cancer: Rhabdomyosarcoma is malignancy that arises from the same embryonal mesenchyme that is destined to give rise to striated skeletal muscle.
Answered 10/2/2016
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Rhabdomyosarcoma=: malignant tumor that arises from cells that would normally differentiate into striated muscle cells. The vast majority of cases occur in childhood or adolescence. Can occur in almost any soft tissue location in the body.
Answered 5/14/2017
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