The value of radiation therapy in uterine sarcoma.
Fifty-eight cases of leiomyosarcoma of the uterus and 47 endometrial sarcomas of the uterus are reviewed based on the pertinent information related to recurrence patterns. The following conclusions are made: 1) Cases of endometrial sarcoma should receive preoperative pelvic irradiation, or postoperative pelvic irradiation if a diagnosis is not made until the postoperative period. This plan will probably be of most benefit, if at all, in stage 1 disease. 2) A case for pelvic irradiation as an adjuvant to surgery in leiomyosarcoma cannot be made from a review of this material, either from a viewpoint of recurrence patterns or radio-responsiveness.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002369:Castration; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery