title: Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the cervix.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) has a high risk for local and distal failure. Multimodal management of a patient with alveolar RMS of the cervix uteri is outlined.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 39-year-old woman suffered from alveolar RMS of the cervix without involvement of uterus and parametrium. She was treated with total hysterectomy and left salpingo-oophorectomy. Systemic chemotherapy and pelvic irradiation were also offered. She remains in clinical remission 3 years after presentation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Postoperative chemotherapy and irradiation could be effective treatments for alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the cervix in adult patients.
authors.affiliation: Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong. nty3@medcape.com
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Loo
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018232:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*