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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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DICER1-associated embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma and adenosarcoma of the gynecologic tract: Pathology, molecular genetics, and indications for molecular testing.
Apellaniz-Ruiz M, McCluggage WG, Foulkes WD
Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2021 Mar;60(3):217-233. Epub 2020 Nov 19 doi: 10.1002/gcc.22913. PMID: 33135284
European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) and International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) position statement on managing the menopause after gynecological cancer: focus on menopausal symptoms and osteoporosis.
Rees M, Angioli R, Coleman RL, Glasspool R, Plotti F, Simoncini T, Terranova C
Maturitas 2020 Apr;134:56-61. Epub 2020 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2020.01.005. PMID: 32059825
Clinical staging and treatment results in rhabdomyosarcoma of the female genital tract among children and adolescents.
Hays DM, Shimada H, Raney RB Jr, Tefft M, Newton W, Crist WM, Lawrence W Jr, Ragab A, Beltangady M, Maurer HM
Cancer 1988 May 1;61(9):1893-903. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19880501)61:9<1893::aid-cncr2820610929>3.0.co;2-9. PMID: 3281745

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