Doxorubicin (adriamycin) therapy of uterine sarcoma without surgery in an elderly patient.
A case is presented of primary endolymphatic stromal sarcoma of the uterus in a debilitated elderly patient. Surgical intervention was contraindicated. Radium therapy was unsuccessful. A 4-month course of treatment with doxorubicin (Adriamycin) resulted in disappearance of the tumor. The patient is living 19 months after the beginning of Adriamycin therapy.
D000368:Aged; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy
D004317:Doxorubicin