title: Uterine endolymphatic stromal myosis: a collaborative study.
abstract: Fifty-two cases of the rare entity, uterine endolymphatic stromal myosis, were evaluated in a collaborative study by gynecologic oncologists trained at the M. D. Anderson Tumor Institute. Fifty percent developed recurrent disease subsequent to initial surgical therapy. Of the surgical stage I cases, 47% developed pelvic recurrences, and 9% developed distant recurrences only after initial therapy. The five- and ten-year life-table survival of surgical stages I to IV were 88% for stage I, 66% for stage II, 100% for stage III, and 75% for stage IV. These long-term survival rates were due in part to the hormonal sensitivity of the recurrent tumors. Because of the high recurrence rate after initial therapy, a suggested plan of therapy is presented for patients with uterine endolymphatic stromal myosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002369:Castration; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy