A physical examination of a 5-year-old girl shows a grape-like polypoid mass protruding from the vagina. Histologic examination reveals that the mass has a myxoid stroma that contains small oval-shaped cells. Some of these cells have pink cytoplasm and resemble tennis rackets. These cells reacted positively upon immunohistochemical staining with the antibodies to desmin. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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This grape-like tumor is an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, also known as sarcoma botryoides (Greek word for "grape-like").

A Physical Examination of a 5-Year-Old Girl Shows a Grape-Like