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Vagina sarcoma

MedGen UID:
65971
•Concept ID:
C0238519
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Sarcoma of the Vagina; sarcoma of the vagina; Sarcoma of Vagina; sarcoma of vagina; Vagina Sarcoma; vagina sarcoma; Vaginal Sarcoma; vaginal sarcoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002140

Definition

A malignant mesenchymal neoplasm that arises from the vagina. Representative examples include botryoid-type embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, and endometrioid stromal sarcoma. [from NCI]

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Ewing Sarcoma of the Female Genital Tract: Clinicopathologic Analysis of 21 Cases With an Emphasis on the Differential Diagnosis of Gynecologic Round Cell, Spindle, and Epithelioid Neoplasms.
Sharma AE, Wepy CB, Chapel DB, Maccio L, Irshaid L, Al-Ibraheemi A, Dickson BC, Nucci MR, Crum CP, Fletcher CDM, Kolin DL
Am J Surg Pathol 2024 Aug 1;48(8):972-984. Epub 2024 May 2 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002232. PMID: 38708674
Gynecological sarcomas, surgical management: primary, metastatic, and recurrent disease.
Ferron G, Bataillon G, Martinez A, Chibon F, Valentin T
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2024 Mar 4;34(3):393-402. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-004582. PMID: 38438176
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the vagina in children: conservative treatment with curietherapy and chemotherapy.
Flamant F, Chassagne D, Cosset JM, Gerbaulet A, Lemerle J
Eur J Cancer (1965) 1979 Apr;15(4):527-32. doi: 10.1016/0014-2964(79)90088-4. PMID: 436912

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