title: Malignant mixed mullerian sarcomas of the uterus--the LSUHSC Shreveport experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate our experience with malignant mixed mullerian sarcomas of the uterus (MMMT) and the clinical factors affecting survival.
  
  
  METHODS
  The records of 18 women with MMMT who received treatment at our hospital between 1989-2002 were reviewed. We analyzed factors influencing survival such as stage, presence of heterologous components, and post-operative radiation. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier survival curve.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All women underwent surgical tumor debulking. Eleven women were Stage I, three were Stage II, two were Stage III, and two were Stage IV. Five women had tumors with heterologous elements. As expected, survival was most influenced by stage of disease, with the best overall survival in women with Stage I tumors, P < 0.001. Cumulative 5-year survival was 60% for Stage I disease, for Stage II, 34%, and 0% for Stage III and Stage IV.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The initial stage of women presenting with MMMTs is the most important predictive factor for survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ivy
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Unger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D008875:Middle Aged; D018200:Mixed Tumor, Mullerian / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology