Uterine sarcoma following adjuvant radiotherapy for rectal carcinoma.
Since adjuvant radiotherapy for rectosigmoid carcinoma appears to improve prognosis, the importance of delayed side effects such as radiation-induced malignant disease must be considered. The present report describes the first reported case of the development of a uterine carcinosarcoma more than 9 years after preoperative radiotherapy to the midpelvis for rectal carcinoma.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology