title: Uterine leiomyosarcoma: 14-year two-center experience of 31 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics of uterine leiomyosarcoma (LMS) and possible prognostic factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study included 31 patients with histologically proven LMS at Samsung Medical Center and Ajou University Hospital between 1994 and 2007. The medical records and available histological slides were reviewed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median age was 46 years (range, 32~63). The most common symptom was vaginal bleeding (11 patients, 35.5%). There were 23 patients with stage I, one patient with stage III, seven patients with stage IV disease. The median follow up time was 29 months (range, 1~94). The most common recurrence site was lung (5 case), followed by pelvis and upper abdomen (2 case). Nine patients died of disease with a 5-year overall survival rate of 63%. Early tumor stage and mitotic count were the prognostic factor in univariate analysis (p<0.0001 and p=0.0031, respectively), but early tumor stage only was associated with prognosis in multivariate analysis (p=0.010 vs p=0.143). Adjuvant treatment for early stage disease did not decrease the recurrence rate (p=0.1075), but high mitotic count (15>10HPF) had a trend for disease recurrence in early stage LMS (p=0.0859).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mitotic count less than 15/HPF in early stage may be related with longer progression-free interval, but we could not reach the conclusion that adjuvant therapy in early stage LMS be effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Woo Young
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Suk-Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ki-Hong
authors.initials: KH
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authors.forename: Duk-Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Hee-Sug
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Ryu
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