Letter S

Sarcoma botryoides

A malignancy of the cervix, vagina, or bladder in infants and young children that arises from embryonal rhabdomyoblasts (ancestral muscle cells).

The tumor resembles a bunch of grapes.

It has a generally good prognosis with conservative surgery followed by chemotherapy.

Also known as embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma

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