Vaginal reconstruction in a patient with rhabdomyosarcoma previously treated by total vaginectomy.
In vaginal rhabdomyosarcoma, because of effectiveness of multiple-agent chemotherapy and brachytherapy, function-preserving treatment without radical surgery has been recently recommended. However, for patients with persistent or recurrent tumors, vaginectomy with or without hysterectomy is appropriate. The authors report experience of successful vaginal reconstruction in a rhabdomyosarcoma patient who had total vaginectomy with preservation of the uterus. Because continuity from the vaginal introitus to the uterus was established, fertility can be expected for this patient.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Takeshi
T
Kusafuka
Takaharu
T
Oue
Yuko
Y
Tazuke
Seika
S
Kuroda
Yuko
Y
Udatsu
Yoshiyuki
Y
Shimizu
Akira
A
Okada
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery