What is "embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma"

n. form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and children [syn: embryonal rhabdosarcoma]

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) is a rare histological form of cancer of connective tissue wherein the mesenchymally-derived malignant cells resemble the primitive developing skeletal muscle of the embryo. It is the most common soft tissue sarcoma occurring in children.