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embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma |
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rhabdomyosarcoma /rhab·do·myo·sar·co·ma/ (mi″o-sahr-ko´mah) a highly malignant tumor of striated muscle derived from primitive mesenchymal cells.
alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma a type having dense proliferations of small round cells among fibrous septa that form alveoli, seen mainly in adolescents and young adults. embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma a type having alternating loosely cellular areas with myxoid stroma and densely cellular areas with spindle cells, seen mainly in infants and small children. pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma a type having large cells with bizarre hyperchromatic nuclei, seen in the skeletal muscles, usually in the limbs of adults.
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