title: Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma with uterine inversion: case report.
abstract: Presented here is a 16-year-old nulliparous girl who had embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma causing uterine inversion. She had been referred with a one year history of continuous vaginal bleeding and vaginal swelling. Histology had shown sarcoma botyroides and had received five courses of chemotherapy at the referring hospital. At surgery she was found to have uterine inversion and extended hysterectomy was carried out to be followed by radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi. P.O. Box 19676-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: S B O
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ojwang
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sayed
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Aruasa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage; D019687:Uterine Inversion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000503:physiopathology