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embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (em-BRY-uh-nul RAB-doh-MY-oh-sar-KOH-muh)

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

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