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embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (EM-bree-on-al RAB-do-MY-oh-sar-KO-ma)

 A soft-tissue tumor that affects children. It begins in muscle cells, and usually occurs in the head, neck, arms, legs, or genitourinary tract.

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