Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosacoma of Uterus: A Case Study.
- Author:
Dae Woon KIM
1
;
Jung Hwan SHIN
;
Ho Jung LEE
;
Young Ok HONG
;
Jong Eun JOO
;
Eun Kyung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Rhabdomyosarcoma;
Spindle cell variant;
Uterus
- MeSH:
Child;
Colon;
Coloring Agents;
Female;
Humans;
Myoglobin;
Rectum;
Rhabdomyosarcoma;
Uterus
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2013;47(4):388-391
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Uterine rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) typically presents as a mixed epithelial and mesenchymal tumors. Pure RMSs of the female genital tract are uncommon. Spindle cell variant of RMS is a rare morphologic subtype of embryonal RMS and mostly occurs in the paratesticular region of children. Here, we present a case of uterine spindle cell RMS in a 76-year-old woman. The tumor, 20x15x7 cm in size, was highly necrotic and adherent to the colon and rectum. Tumor cells were mostly spindle-shaped, and isolated rhabdomyoblasts were scattered. Immunohistochemical stains for myoglobin and myo-D1 showed diffuse positivity for tumor cells. The patient died only of disease three months after diagnosis.
