Journal of Oncology Medicine & Practice

Małgorzata Czetwertyńska

Publications

• Review Article
  Rhabdomyosarcoma of Reproductive Organs in Adult Females. Description of 5 Cases- Literature Review
  Author(s): Barbara Kozakiewicz, Małgorzata Czetwertyńska, Małgorzata Chądzyńska and Marta ReczekBarbara Kozakiewicz, Małgorzata Czetwertyńska, Małgorzata Chądzyńska and Marta Reczek
  
  Background: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcomas. It was described for the first time by Weber in 1854. RMS is recognized in approx. 90% of patients fewer than 20 years of age. The disease in adults is extremely rare. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 5 cases of RMS of the female genital tract. These 5 cases of the disease in women aged 20 and 87 years of age treated in a Warsaw hospital from 1991 to 2013. In all women the diagnosis was made on the basis of histopathological examination of tissues after excision of changes in the vulva and vagina. Tumors were classified according to the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study (IRS) staging. All patients were treated with multimodality treatment: surgery, chemotherapy a.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2576-3857.1000114

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