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Sarcomas of the Female Genital Tract
Moderator: Dr. Marisa Nucci

Case 2 - Sarcoma Botryoides Of The Uterine Cervix In Young Women

Dean Daya, M.D.


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Selected References
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  • Bernal KL, Fahmy L, Remmenga S, Bridge J, Barker J. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (sarcoma botryoides) of the cervix presenting as a cervical polyp treated with fertility-sparing surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy. Gynecol Oncol. 2004 Oct;95(1):243-6.

  • Kaserer K, Kainz C, Reinthaller A, Amann G, Beer F, Breitenecker G. Sarcoma botryoides (embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma) as an unusual diagnosis of cervix polyps. Pathologe. 1995 Jul;16(4):287-91. German.

  • Lin J, Lam SK, Cheung TH. Sarcoma botryoides of the cervix treated with limited surgery and chemotherapy to preserve fertility. Gynecol Oncol. 1995 Aug;58(2):270-3.

  • Zanetta G, Rota SM, Lissoni A, Chiari S, Bratina G, Mangioni C. Conservative treatment followed by chemotherapy with doxorubicin and ifosfamide for cervical sarcoma botryoides in young females . Br J Cancer. 1999 May;80(3-4):403-6.

  • Behtash N, Mousavi A, Tehranian A, Khanafshar N, Hanjani P. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the uterine cervix: case report and review of the literature. Gynecol Oncol. 2003 Nov;91(2):452-5. Review.

  • Balat O, Balat A, Verschraegen C, Tornos C, Edwards CL. Sarcoma botryoides of the uterine endocervix: long-term results of conservative surgery. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1996;17(5):335-7. Review.

  • Gruessner SE, Omwandho CO, Dreyer T, Blutters-Sawatzki R, Reiter A, Tinneberg HR, Bohle RM. Management of stage I cervical sarcoma botryoides in childhood and adolescence. Eur J Pediatr. 2004 Aug;163(8):452-6. Epub 2004 Jun 2. Review.