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Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000426

A soft tissue tumor that is most common in older children and teenagers. It begins in embryonic muscle cells (cells that develop into muscles in the body). It can occur at many places in the body, but usually occurs in the trunk, arms, or legs. Also called ARMS.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000426
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsARMS
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A soft tissue tumor that is most common in older children and teenagers. It begins in embryonic muscle cells (cells that develop into muscles in the body). It can occur at many places in the body, but usually occurs in the trunk, arms, or legs. Also called ARMS.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ARMS"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/alveolar-rhabdomyosarcoma/"
}

Record 926 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.