title: Protruding giant cervical polyp in a young adolescent with a previous rhabdomyosarcoma.
abstract: Giant cervical polyps are rare entities, with only 8 reported cases in the international literature (MEDLINE 1966-2002). Of these cases, only one has been described in the pediatric population. There has been no report of a giant cervical polyp occurring in the older, although early, adolescent period. The discovery of a giant cervical polyp in a young adolescent is a gynecological oddity. The immense size of giant cervical polyps, together with their menacing appearance and unusual presentation, can simulate a malignant neoplasm. Care must be taken in their diagnosis and management so that the patient's fertility is not compromised. We report on a young adolescent girl with a previous history of a rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), who presented with a giant cervical polyp protruding from the vaginal introitus. The literature on this entity is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Section of Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45409, USA. lsamesse@MVH.org
authors.forename: Lawrence S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Amesse
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taneja
authors.forename: Emmet
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Broxson
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pfaff-Amesse
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery