Protruding Giant Cervical Polyp in a Young Adolescent with a Previous Rhabdomyosarcoma

• Published in: Journal of pediatric & adolescent gynecology Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 271 - 277
• Main Authors: Amesse, Lawrence S, Taneja, Amy, Broxson, Emmet, Pfaff-Amesse, Teresa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2002
• Subjects: Cervical polyp; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Maxillary Neoplasms - drug therapy; Maxillary Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Maxillary Neoplasms - surgery; Polyps - diagnosis; Polyps - pathology; Polyps - surgery; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal - drug therapy; Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal - radiotherapy; Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal - surgery; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - surgery; Young adolescent; Young adolescent; Cervical polyp; Rhabdomyosarcoma
• ISSN: 1083-3188; 1873-4332
• DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(02)00192-4

Giant cervical polyps are rare entities, with only 8 reported cases in the international literature (MEDLINE 1966–2002). Of these cases, only one has been described in the pediatric population. There has been no report of a giant cervical polyp occurring in the older, although early, adolescent period. The discovery of a giant cervical polyp in a young adolescent is a gynecological oddity. The immense size of giant cervical polyps, together with their menacing appearance and unusual presentation, can simulate a malignant neoplasm. Care must be taken in their diagnosis and management so that the patient's fertility is not compromised. We report on a young adolescent girl with a previous history of a rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), who presented with a giant cervical polyp protruding from the vaginal introitus. The literature on this entity is reviewed.