Muscular System

Question 12 - Single Best Answer

The most common type of childhood soft tissue sarcoma(cancer or malignant tumor) is rhabdomyosarcoma. Here is a photo. Notice the heterogeneity in cytoplasmic and nuclear size. Notice the abnormal nuclear contents. It is most commonly found in the head and neck region. In a well-differented tumor(a tumor that looks like an overgrowth of normal tissue), what type of muscle fiber do you expect to see?

A) smooth muscle

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The majority of the muscle found in the regions mentioned above is skeletal muscle.