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Original Article
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 1997;40(11):2451-2456. Published online January 1, 2001.
- A Clinical Study of 16 Cases of Uterine Sarcomas.
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Won Il Seok, Nam Won Seo, Gun Sang Yoo, Heung Yeol Kim, Un Dong Park
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Pusan, Korea.
- Abstract
- Sarcoma of the uterus is very rare malignant tumor arising from the muscle or connective tissue, and there are only a few cases reported in Korea. We have experienced 16 cases of uterine sarcomas for 10 years from 1986 to 1995. The results are as follows: 1. The incidence of uterine sarcomas in uterine leiomyomas was estimated to 0.69%. 2. The pathologic types were 5 cases(31.3%) of leiomyosarcoma, 3 cases(18.8%) of endometrial stromal sarcoma, 6 cases(37.5%) of malignant mixed Mllerian tumor 2 cases(12.5%) of rhabdomyosarcoma in order. 3. The mean age was 46.4 years. 4. Seven(58.7%) were stage I, 2(16.7%) were stage III, and 3(25.6%) were stage IV. 4. The chief complaints on admission were abdominal mass(50%), abnormal bleeding(25%), and pelvic or abdominal pain(25%). 5. The estimated median survival was 43 months, and there was no correlation between survival and number of mitotic figure per 10 high power fields, stages, or radiation therapy.
Keywords :Uterine sarcoma;Leiomyoma;Prognosis
