Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma of the uterine corpus--a case report.
Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma of the uterus is a rare malignant tumor. It is connected with postmenopausal abnormal vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain. We report a case of a 66-year-old postmenopausal woman diagnosed with abnormal vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain. Vaginal ultrasonography showed enlarged uterus, 82 mm x 64 mm in size. The patient underwent total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with postoperative chemotherapy due to pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma of the uterus. The patient died 2.5 years after the surgery as a result of a rapid spread of the neoplastic process. The case of rhabdomyosarcoma, together with the review of the literature, is presented in the following work. We find that the rarity of this histological entity makes it particularly worthy of publication.
Chmaj-Wierzchowska
Karolina
K
Department of Mothers and Child's Health, University of Medical Sciences, Poznai, Poland. karolinachmaj@poczta.onet.pl
Wierzchowski
Marcin
M
Szymanowski
Krzysztof
K
Czerniak
Tomasz
T
Mróz
Małgorzata
M
Sobiak
Stanisław
S
Opala
Tomasz
T
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods; D017698:Postmenopause; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*