title: Uterine sarcomas: a clinicopathologic study, 1965-1981.
abstract: Forty-six cases diagnosed as uterine sarcoma from 1965 to 1981 were analyzed. Using mitotic count, 7 of 21 leiomyosarcomas (LMS) were redesignated leiomyomas and all are NED. The actuarial survival rates for the 38 considered sarcomas were 55 and 27% at 2 and 5 years. (The 22 patients eligible for 5-year follow-up had a 27% absolute survival, with 3 of 22 NED.) Fourteen LMS patients had a superior 5-year actuarial survival (42%) than 18 malignant mixed mesodermal (MMM) patients (15%), but the difference disappears when only patients under 70 are considered. Stage and age were the most important prognostic indicators. Complete surgical resection was essential for long-term survival. Six resected patients given adjuvant chemotherapy (mostly VAC) had an improved actuarial survival (61 vs 15% for the 23 resected patients not receiving chemotherapy). Seventy percent of 23 recurrences occurred within 2 years and average survival post-recurrence was 7.6 months. Survival post-recurrence for 8 patients was not improved by chemotherapy. Seventy-eight percent of recurrences had a distal component, with lung being the most common site.
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery