title: Computed tomography of uterine sarcomas.
abstract: Uterine sarcomas are rare tumors, comprising only 2% of uterine malignancies. Abdominal and pelvic computed tomography (CT) of 14 patients with pathologically proven uterine sarcomas were reviewed. The average age of patients in our series was 64 years. The primary tumor measured between 4 and 30 cm. CT characteristics of uterine sarcomas included a low density mass within the uterine cavity in 12 of 14 cases. In two cases the mass was nearly isodense with uterus. Tumor necrosis was present in eight cases. Two patients presented with sarcomatosis, two demonstrated nodal spread, and one had liver metastases. Hydronephrosis was seen in three cases.
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Trerotola
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuhlman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology