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Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Cervix in a Post-Menopausal Woman—An Unparalleled Phenomenon
Rhabdomyosarcoma of the cervix is a soft tissue sarcoma that usually occurs in young women. It is very rare in adulthood. We discuss symptoms, the process of diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma embryonale of the cervix in a 61-year-old women and differences in treatment dependent on patient’s age. A 61-ye...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8345433/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34360144 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157851 |
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author | Pawlik, Jakub Pawlik, Weronika Branecka-Woźniak, Dorota Kotrych, Katarzyna Cymbaluk-Płoska, Aneta |
author_facet | Pawlik, Jakub Pawlik, Weronika Branecka-Woźniak, Dorota Kotrych, Katarzyna Cymbaluk-Płoska, Aneta |
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description | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the cervix is a soft tissue sarcoma that usually occurs in young women. It is very rare in adulthood. We discuss symptoms, the process of diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma embryonale of the cervix in a 61-year-old women and differences in treatment dependent on patient’s age. A 61-year-old woman with symptoms such as palpable mass in the external cervical opening and post-menopausal hemorrhaging was admitted to the oncology ward where excision of the polyp was performed. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) was diagnosed by histopathological examination of obtained tissues. The diagnosis was complemented by chest computed tomography and pelvis magnetic resonance imaging to exclude metastases. A Wertheim–Meigs operation and excision of the ovaries, the fallopian tubes and the surrounding tissue was performed in the course of treatment. In the patient’s follow-up of 25 months to date, there have been no signs of recurrence or symptoms connected to ERMS. Based on the therapeutic outcome, the decision to limit the treatment to a surgical resection was adequate for a post-menopausal patient. Because of the rarity of ERMS in the post-menopausal age, we think that the patient should be carefully followed up to further examine this issue and develop diagnostic and treatment guidelines. |
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spelling | pubmed-83454332021-08-07 Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Cervix in a Post-Menopausal Woman—An Unparalleled Phenomenon Pawlik, Jakub Pawlik, Weronika Branecka-Woźniak, Dorota Kotrych, Katarzyna Cymbaluk-Płoska, Aneta Int J Environ Res Public Health Case Report Rhabdomyosarcoma of the cervix is a soft tissue sarcoma that usually occurs in young women. It is very rare in adulthood. We discuss symptoms, the process of diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma embryonale of the cervix in a 61-year-old women and differences in treatment dependent on patient’s age. A 61-year-old woman with symptoms such as palpable mass in the external cervical opening and post-menopausal hemorrhaging was admitted to the oncology ward where excision of the polyp was performed. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) was diagnosed by histopathological examination of obtained tissues. The diagnosis was complemented by chest computed tomography and pelvis magnetic resonance imaging to exclude metastases. A Wertheim–Meigs operation and excision of the ovaries, the fallopian tubes and the surrounding tissue was performed in the course of treatment. In the patient’s follow-up of 25 months to date, there have been no signs of recurrence or symptoms connected to ERMS. Based on the therapeutic outcome, the decision to limit the treatment to a surgical resection was adequate for a post-menopausal patient. Because of the rarity of ERMS in the post-menopausal age, we think that the patient should be carefully followed up to further examine this issue and develop diagnostic and treatment guidelines. MDPI 2021-07-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8345433/ /pubmed/34360144 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157851 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Pawlik, Jakub Pawlik, Weronika Branecka-Woźniak, Dorota Kotrych, Katarzyna Cymbaluk-Płoska, Aneta Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Cervix in a Post-Menopausal Woman—An Unparalleled Phenomenon |
title | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Cervix in a Post-Menopausal Woman—An Unparalleled Phenomenon |
title_full | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Cervix in a Post-Menopausal Woman—An Unparalleled Phenomenon |
title_fullStr | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Cervix in a Post-Menopausal Woman—An Unparalleled Phenomenon |
title_full_unstemmed | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Cervix in a Post-Menopausal Woman—An Unparalleled Phenomenon |
title_short | Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Cervix in a Post-Menopausal Woman—An Unparalleled Phenomenon |
title_sort | rhabdomyosarcoma of the cervix in a post-menopausal woman—an unparalleled phenomenon |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8345433/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34360144 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157851 |
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