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Histopathology of sarcoma botryoides
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p>Sarcoma botryoides of uterine cervix is a malignant neoplasm of cervix which accounts 0.2% of all the malignant tumours of the uterus and its peak incidence is between 14−18 years. Here we report a case of a 16-year-old newly married girl who presented with the complaint of vaginal bleeding for one and half months. Histopathology from cervical ti...
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... 9 Other cases were about our patient's age, the tumor presented as cervical polyp, histological examination revealed a embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, a polypectomy was performed and multi-agent chemotherapy administered after surgery. 7,13 The general management principles include biopsy and staging followed by chemotherapy as directed by pretreatment stage and clinical group. There is no role for initial management with radical surgery such as vaginectomy or hysterectomy. ...
Sarcoma botryoides, or embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, is soft tissue sarcoma arises from embryonic muscle cells and normally present with discharge, bleeding, or a visible mass at the vaginal introitus in infants and children. Aim of this study is to report a case of cervical sarcoma botryoides. Method used is a Case report. A 16-year-old girl, nulliparous, complained abnormal vaginal bleeding and a protruding vaginal mass. Patient underwent first surgery, mass recurrent five months later. The second surgery was performed by cervical amputation and neocervix creation using Sturmdorf sutures technique. Postoperative week 12 demonstrated a healthy neocervix in appearance, her menses have resumed, indicated patency. She has no evidence of disease 3 months after diagnosis. Cervical sarcoma botryoides is a rare malignancy. Clinicians must thoroughly examine any polyp or mass protrudes from vagina. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential for better prognosis. Sarcoma botryoides has a much improved prognosis with multimodality treatment. To determine the long-term survival and future potential fertility outcome, larger study and longer follow-up are needed.
Keywords: sarcoma, botyroides, embryonal, rhabdomyosarcoma, neocervix
... Other authors also reported similar observations. [6][7][8] Seventy-five percent-91% of the patients had IRS Group I disease. [4] ERMS of the uterine corpus is a rare and invasive tumor that is mostly seen in women of 20 years-45 years age range (reproductive phase). ...
Five-year-old girl presented with lower abdominal pain, pelvi-abdominal mass, and generalized abdominal tenderness. Ultrasound and computed tomography scans diagnosed heterogeneous pelvi-abdominal soft-tissue mass and a large amount of free peritoneal fluid. Laparotomy revealed hemoperitoneum and ruptured tumor at the posterior uterine wall. Histopathology report was botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma (BRMS). This case is unique due to ruptured BRMS of the uterus in early childhood, with no vaginal bleeding.
