RT Book, Section
A1 Hoffman, Barbara L.
A1 Schorge, John O.
A1 Bradshaw, Karen D.
A1 Halvorson, Lisa M.
A1 Schaffer, Joseph I.
A1 Corton, Marlene M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1125290507
T1 Uterine Sarcoma
T2 Williams Gynecology, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-184908-1
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1125290507
RD 2024/04/24
AB Malignant  tumors  of  the  uterine  corpus  are  broadly  divided  into  three  main  types:  carcinomas,  sarcomas,  and  carcinosarcomas.  Although  the  latter  two  categories  are  rarely  encountered,  they  tend  to  behave  more  aggressively  and  contribute  to  a  disproportionately  higher  number  of  uterine  cancer  deaths.  Pure  sarcomas  differentiate  toward  smooth  muscle  (leiomyosarcoma)  or  toward  endometrial  stroma  (endometrial  stromal  tumors).  Carcinosarcomas  are  mixed  tumors  demonstrating  both  epithelial  and  stromal  components.  These  have  also  been  known  as  malignant  mixed  müllerian  tumor  (MMMT).  In  general,  uterine  sarcomas  and  carcinosarcomas  grow  quickly,  lymphatic  or  hematogenous  spread  occurs  early,  and  the  overall  prognosis  is  poor.  However,  there  are  several  notable  exceptions  among  these  tumors.