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1: Gynecol Oncol. 2006 Nov;103(2):736-9. Epub 2006 May 8.Click here to read Links

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the uterus in a postmenopausal woman. Case report and review of the literature.

Reynolds EA, Logani S, Moller K, Horowitz IR.

Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. ereyno2@emory.edu

BACKGROUND: Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare sarcoma which characteristically occurs in non genitourinary sites in children. CASE: We present a case of uterine embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in a postmenopausal patient who presented with increasing abdominal girth, early satiety, weight loss, and pelvic pain. CONCLUSION: Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma does not commonly originate from the uterine corpus, and it is rarely seen in postmenopausal patients. A review of the literature confirms the unique nature of this case.

PMID: 16684558 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]