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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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A rare aggressive malignant mesenchymal neoplasm arising from skeletal muscle. It usually occurs in children and young adults. Only a small percentage of tumors arise in the skeletal muscle of the extremities. The majority arise in other anatomical sites. [ ]

Term info

Label

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Synonyms
  • RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, MALIGNANT
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, NOS
  • rhabdomyosarcoma
Subsets

NCIT_C99147, NCIT_C126659, NCIT_C118464, NCIT_C103118, NCIT_C102905, oncotree_slim, NCIT_C77526, NCIT_C138188, NCIT_C88025, NCIT_C138190, NCIT_C90259, NCIT_C159414, NCIT_C61410, NCIT_C158520, NCIT_C156966, NCIT_C156953, NCIT_C156952

ALT DEFINITION

A malignant mesenchymal neoplasm arising from skeletal muscle., A malignant neoplasm arising from skeletal myocytes., Cancer that forms in the soft tissues in a type of muscle called striated muscle. Rhabdomyosarcoma can occur anywhere in the body.

Contributing Source

CTEP, MedDRA, CDISC, NICHD, CPTAC

Display Name

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Has NICHD Parent

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C9306

ICD-O-3 Code

8900/3

Legacy Concept Name

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Maps To

Rhabdomyosarcoma, NOS, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Rhabdosarcoma

NICHD Hierarchy Term

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Neoplasm Has Special Category

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C9292

Neoplastic Status

Malignant

Preferred Name

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Semantic Type

Neoplastic Process

UMLS CUI

C0035412

code

C3359