Monroy PGA, Toledo BME, Valencia HA, Ramírez CE, Mena C

Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 208-212
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ABSTRACT

Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most usual childhood sarcoma, presenting in 4-7 children per million and affecting the genitourinary tract in 20% of cases. Three histological varieties have been described, included embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, the most common variant in pediatric patients.
The rhabdomyosarcoma botryoides is the polypoid form of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma and is seen almost in 10% of cases affecting mucosal surfaces of body orifices like vagina and nose, may also be affected biliary tract.
This is a description of the clinical and histological findings of a female infant with botryoides rhabdomyosarcoma

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