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Characteristic of Uterine Rhabdomyosarcoma by Algorithm of Potential Biomarkers for Uterine Mesenchymal Tumor

Journal

CURRENT ONCOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 2350-2363

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/curroncol29040190

Keywords

rhabdomyosarcoma; leiomyoma; leiomyosarcoma; mesenchymal tumor

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  1. Japan Society for Promoting Science [19K09840, 20K16431]
  2. START-program Japan Science and Technology Agency [STSC20001]
  3. National Hospital Organization Multicenter clinical study [2019-Cancer in general-02]
  4. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [19K09840, 20K16431] Funding Source: KAKEN

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This study investigated the rare occurrence of primary uterine rhabdomyosarcoma during the follow-up of uterine leiomyoma. It was found that rhabdomyosarcoma is more common in children and has a higher response rate to treatment compared to adults. The study also identified potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of uterine rhabdomyosarcoma.
Background/Aim: Patients with uterine sarcoma comprise 2-5% of all patients with uterine malignancies; however, the morbidity of uterine sarcoma is low compared with that of other gynecological cancers. For many cases, malignant uterine tumors are diagnosed during follow-up of benign uterine leiomyoma. Of the uterine sarcomas, rhabdomyosarcoma is considered a mixed tumor containing components of epithelial cells and mesenchymal cells. Therefore, the onset of primary uterine rhabdomyosarcoma during follow-up of uterine leiomyoma is extremely rare. Rhabdomyosarcoma is a relatively common malignant tumor in children, but rhabdomyosarcoma in adults is extremely rare, accounting for approximately 3% of all patients with soft tissue sarcoma. Rhabdomyosarcoma in children is highly sensitive to chemotherapy and radiation therapy; however, the response to chemotherapy and radiation therapy in adult rhabdomyosarcoma is low and survival in adult rhabdomyosarcoma with metastatic lesions to other organs is approximately 14 months. We experienced a case of pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma during the follow-up of a uterine leiomyoma. Materials and Methods: We examined the oncological properties of uterine rhabdomyosarcoma in adults using molecular pathological techniques on tissue excised from patients with uterine leiomyoma. Result: A differential diagnosis was made for this case by molecular pathology, which included candidate biomarkers for uterine smooth muscle tumors. The oncological nature of uterine rhabdomyosarcoma was found to be similar to the oncological properties of uterine leiomyosarcoma. However, in uterine rhabdomyosarcoma, LMP2/beta 1i-positive cells were clearly observed. Conclusion: It is expected that establishing a diagnostic and treatment method targeting characteristics of mesenchymal tumor cells will lead to the treatment of malignant tumors with a low risk of recurrence and metastasis.

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