[Sarcoma of the urogenital tract in children]

Motivated by necessity and supported by a review of the literature of the past 8 years and two cases of bladder-prostate sarcoma in our own clinic, the natural history of juvenile urogenital rhabdomyosarcoma is systematically presented, including the changes in therapy in recent years. The paper is organized under the headings etiology, organ distribution, morbidity, morphology, approach to therapy and complications. Pre- and postoperative cytostatic therapy has not only increased the cure rate, but probably also permits, within certain limits and with reservations, organ preserving operations rather than destructive evisceration.