nounplural noun rhabdomyosarcomas, plural noun rhabdomyosarcomata/ˌrabdə(ʊ)ˌmʌɪə(ʊ)sɑːˈkəʊmətə/

• A rare malignant tumour involving striated muscle tissue.

  ‘Intracranial rhabdomyosarcomas are rare neoplasms, and those thought to be primary meningeal tumors are even more rare.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘One half of these malignancies are rhabdomyosarcomas originating in striated muscle.’
  • ‘Equally unclear is the histogenesis of intracranial sarcomas and particularly rhabdomyosarcomas.’
  • ‘David was diagnosed in May 2003 with a grapefruit-sized malignant brain tumour called a rhabdomyosarcoma, which was causing blindness and headaches.’
  • ‘Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcomas have more uniform, deeply eosinophilic cytoplasm and display cell-to-cell molding and cross-striations by light microscopy.’