rhabdomyosarcoma
/ˌrabdə(ʊ)ˌmʌɪə(ʊ)sɑːˈkəʊmə
/noun (plural rhabdomyosarcomas or rhabdomyosarcomata /ˌrabdə(ʊ)ˌmʌɪə(ʊ)sɑːˈkəʊmətə/) Medicine
A rare malignant tumour involving striated muscle tissue.Intracranial rhabdomyosarcomas are rare neoplasms, and those thought to be primary meningeal tumors are even more rare....
- One half of these malignancies are rhabdomyosarcomas originating in striated muscle.
- Equally unclear is the histogenesis of intracranial sarcomas and particularly rhabdomyosarcomas.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek rhabdos 'rod' + myo- + sarcoma.