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Ovary rhabdomyosarcoma

MedGen UID:
233277
•Concept ID:
C1335176
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Ovarian Rhabdomyosarcoma; ovarian rhabdomyosarcoma; ovary rhabdomyosarcoma; ovary rhabdomyosarcoma (disease); rhabdomyosarcoma (disease) of ovary; Rhabdomyosarcoma of Ovary; rhabdomyosarcoma of ovary; Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Ovary; rhabdomyosarcoma of the ovary
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002858

Definition

A malignant mesenchymal tumor with skeletal muscle differentiation affecting the ovaries. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOvary rhabdomyosarcoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ovarian conservation in management of pediatric gynecology malignancies.
Stambough K, Childress KJ
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2018 Oct;30(5):316-325. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000484. PMID: 30113330
Vulvar sarcomas: Short guideline for histopathological recognition and clinical management. Part 1.
Chokoeva AA, Tchernev G, Cardoso JC, Patterson JW, Dechev I, Valkanov S, Zanardelli M, Lotti T, Wollina U
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2015 Jun;28(2):168-77. Epub 2015 Mar 26 doi: 10.1177/0394632015576029. PMID: 25816394
Vulvar sarcomas: Short guideline for histopathological recognition and clinical management. Part 2.
Chokoeva AA, Tchernev G, Cardoso JC, Patterson JW, Dechev I, Valkanov S, Zanardelli M, Lotti T, Wollina U
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2015 Jun;28(2):178-86. Epub 2015 Mar 26 doi: 10.1177/0394632015575977. PMID: 25816393

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gynecologic and reproductive health in patients with pathogenic germline variants in DICER1.
Merideth MA, Harney LA, Vyas N, Bachi A, Carr AG, Hill DA, Dehner LP, Schultz KAP, Stewart DR, Stratton P
Gynecol Oncol 2020 Mar;156(3):647-653. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.12.037. PMID: 31952842Free PMC Article
Gynecologic Manifestations of the DICER1 Syndrome.
Stewart CJ, Charles A, Foulkes WD
Surg Pathol Clin 2016 Jun;9(2):227-41. Epub 2016 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2016.01.002. PMID: 27241106
Vaginal Bleeding in Prepubertal Girls: Etiology and Clinical Management.
Söderström HF, Carlsson A, Börjesson A, Elfving M
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2016 Jun;29(3):280-5. Epub 2015 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.10.017. PMID: 26506030
Ovarian transposition in prepubescent and adolescent girls with cancer.
Irtan S, Orbach D, Helfre S, Sarnacki S
Lancet Oncol 2013 Dec;14(13):e601-8. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70288-2. PMID: 24275133
Sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary and testis: their similarities and differences with consideration of selected problems.
Young RH
Mod Pathol 2005 Feb;18 Suppl 2:S81-98. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.3800311. PMID: 15502809

Diagnosis

Gynecologic Manifestations of the DICER1 Syndrome.
Stewart CJ, Charles A, Foulkes WD
Surg Pathol Clin 2016 Jun;9(2):227-41. Epub 2016 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2016.01.002. PMID: 27241106
Vulvar sarcomas: Short guideline for histopathological recognition and clinical management. Part 1.
Chokoeva AA, Tchernev G, Cardoso JC, Patterson JW, Dechev I, Valkanov S, Zanardelli M, Lotti T, Wollina U
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2015 Jun;28(2):168-77. Epub 2015 Mar 26 doi: 10.1177/0394632015576029. PMID: 25816394
Vulvar sarcomas: Short guideline for histopathological recognition and clinical management. Part 2.
Chokoeva AA, Tchernev G, Cardoso JC, Patterson JW, Dechev I, Valkanov S, Zanardelli M, Lotti T, Wollina U
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2015 Jun;28(2):178-86. Epub 2015 Mar 26 doi: 10.1177/0394632015575977. PMID: 25816393
Sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary and testis: their similarities and differences with consideration of selected problems.
Young RH
Mod Pathol 2005 Feb;18 Suppl 2:S81-98. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.3800311. PMID: 15502809
Primary ovarian rhabdomyosarcoma associated with clear cell carcinoma of the ovary: a case report and review of the literature.
Sant'Ambrogio S, Malpica A, Schroeder B, Silva EG
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2000 Apr;19(2):169-73. doi: 10.1097/00004347-200004000-00012. PMID: 10782415

Therapy

Ovarian conservation in management of pediatric gynecology malignancies.
Stambough K, Childress KJ
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2018 Oct;30(5):316-325. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000484. PMID: 30113330
Ovarian transposition in prepubescent and adolescent girls with cancer.
Irtan S, Orbach D, Helfre S, Sarnacki S
Lancet Oncol 2013 Dec;14(13):e601-8. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70288-2. PMID: 24275133
Preclinical anticancer activity of the specific endothelin A receptor antagonist ZD4054.
Growcott JW
Anticancer Drugs 2009 Feb;20(2):83-8. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0b013e328320791c. PMID: 19065106
Conservative surgery plus adjuvant therapy for vulvovaginal rhabdomyosarcoma, diethylstilbestrol clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina, and unilateral germ cell tumors of the ovary.
Hicks ML, Piver MS
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1992 Mar;19(1):219-33. PMID: 1316595
The systemic administration of intravenous melphalan.
Sarosy G, Leyland-Jones B, Soochan P, Cheson BD
J Clin Oncol 1988 Nov;6(11):1768-82. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1988.6.11.1768. PMID: 3054005

Prognosis

Gynecologic Manifestations of the DICER1 Syndrome.
Stewart CJ, Charles A, Foulkes WD
Surg Pathol Clin 2016 Jun;9(2):227-41. Epub 2016 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2016.01.002. PMID: 27241106
Vulvar sarcomas: Short guideline for histopathological recognition and clinical management. Part 1.
Chokoeva AA, Tchernev G, Cardoso JC, Patterson JW, Dechev I, Valkanov S, Zanardelli M, Lotti T, Wollina U
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2015 Jun;28(2):168-77. Epub 2015 Mar 26 doi: 10.1177/0394632015576029. PMID: 25816394
Ovarian transposition in prepubescent and adolescent girls with cancer.
Irtan S, Orbach D, Helfre S, Sarnacki S
Lancet Oncol 2013 Dec;14(13):e601-8. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70288-2. PMID: 24275133
Sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary and testis: their similarities and differences with consideration of selected problems.
Young RH
Mod Pathol 2005 Feb;18 Suppl 2:S81-98. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.3800311. PMID: 15502809
The systemic administration of intravenous melphalan.
Sarosy G, Leyland-Jones B, Soochan P, Cheson BD
J Clin Oncol 1988 Nov;6(11):1768-82. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1988.6.11.1768. PMID: 3054005

Clinical prediction guides

New concept in urologic surgery: The total extended genital sparing radical cystectomy in women.
Cisternino A, Capone L, Rosati A, Latiano C, Sebastio N, Colella A, Cretì G
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2023 May 22;95(2):11058. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2023.11058. PMID: 37212881
Enhancing the safety of ovarian cortex autotransplantation: cancer cells are purged completely from human ovarian tissue fragments by pharmacological inhibition of YAP/TAZ oncoproteins.
Mulder CL, Eijkenboom LL, Beerendonk CCM, Braat DDM, Peek R
Hum Reprod 2019 Mar 1;34(3):506-518. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey384. PMID: 30597012
Uncommon hereditary gynaecological tumour syndromes: pathological features in tumours that may predict risk for a germline mutation.
Garg K, Karnezis AN, Rabban JT
Pathology 2018 Feb;50(2):238-256. Epub 2018 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2017.10.009. PMID: 29373116
SALL4 expression in germ cell and non-germ cell tumors: a systematic immunohistochemical study of 3215 cases.
Miettinen M, Wang Z, McCue PA, Sarlomo-Rikala M, Rys J, Biernat W, Lasota J, Lee YS
Am J Surg Pathol 2014 Mar;38(3):410-20. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000116. PMID: 24525512Free PMC Article
The systemic administration of intravenous melphalan.
Sarosy G, Leyland-Jones B, Soochan P, Cheson BD
J Clin Oncol 1988 Nov;6(11):1768-82. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1988.6.11.1768. PMID: 3054005

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