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Rhabdomyosarcoma RMS LSSI

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Description: WHAT IS RMS? There are two kinds of muscle cells in the body: smooth muscle cells and skeletal muscle cells. Smooth muscles control involuntary activities; skeletal muscles control voluntary activities. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a malignant tumor (“cancer”) that arises from a normal skeletal muscle cell. Not very much is known about why normal skeletal muscle cells become cancerous. Because skeletal muscle cells are found in virtually every site of the body, RMS can develop in almost any part of the body.

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Author/Contact: Wexler
Institution: Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative
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Language: English

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Added: Tue Jul 10 2007
Last Modified: Mon Jan 05 2009