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Rhabdomyosarcoma

Neoplasms

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a highly aggressive cancer that develops from mesenchymal cells that have failed to fully differentiate into the myocytes of skeletal muscle. The cells that make up the tumor are identified as rhabdomyoblasts.

Facts
Classification
Body System
Skeletal System 1
Body System
Muscular System 1
ICD-10 Chapter
II: Neoplasms 2
Communicable or Non-communicable
Non-Communicable 3
Transmission Route
Non-Transmissible 3
First Described
1845 1
Sources
1. Rhabdomyosarcoma (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section, body-system statement
    Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly aggressive form of cancer that develops from mesenchymal cells that have failed to fully differentiate into myocytes of skeletal muscle.
  • Lead section, body-system statement (muscular)
    Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly aggressive form of cancer that develops from mesenchymal cells that have failed to fully differentiate into myocytes of skeletal muscle.
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2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter II
Quote, List of chapters, Chapter II
Neoplasms
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3. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
World Health Organization
  • Lead section, transmission-route statement (inferred from disease-category)
    The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
  • Main Types section
    The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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