Rhabdomyosarcoma following radiation therapy for cervical carcinoma--a case report.
We report an unusual case of a 70-year-old female with rhabdomyosarcoma of the uterus following radiotherapy for her stage IIIb cervical carcinoma 5 years ago. To our knowledge this may be the first case of rhabdomyosarcoma originating from the uterus following cervical cancer radiotherapy.
Lee
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chang
T C
TC
Shueh
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S
Soong
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YK
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000473:pathology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology