Rhabdomyosarcoma

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare type of cancer that is most common in children.^[1] Rhabdomyosarcoma is a cancer that begins in muscle tissue - usually the muscles that are attached to bones to help a person move.^[2]

Rhabdomyosarcoma should not be confused with rhabdomyolysis, which is often called "rhabdo" for short.

There are three different kinds of rhabdomyosarcoma.

1. ↑ Cripe, MD, Ph.D., FAAP, Timothy (June 16, 2014). "Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcome". emedicine.medscape.com. Medscape. Retrieved January 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ↑ "Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment". cancer.gov. National Cancer Institute. December 18, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.