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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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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
Local treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma of the female genital tract: Expert consensus from the Children's Oncology Group, the European Soft-Tissue Sarcoma Group, and the Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studiengruppe.
Lautz TB, Martelli H, Fuchs J, Chargari C, Smeulders N, Granberg CF, Wolden SL, Sparber-Sauer M, Hawkins DS, Bisogno G, Koscielniak E, Rodeberg DA, Seitz G; INSTRuCT group
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2023 May;70(5):e28601. Epub 2020 Aug 6 doi: 10.1002/pbc.28601. PMID: 32762004
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

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