Uterine sarcoma – A retrospective analysis of 19 years experience from a tertiary care centre in south India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 5
Abstract
Aim: Retrospective analysis of uterine sarcomas to identify the histological type , prognostic factors, adjuvant treatment and their outcome. Materials and Methods: From 1991 to 2009, 55 uterine sarcomas were treated in the Department of Medical Oncology at Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology Chennai. This series consists of 27(49% ) malignant mixed mullerian tumors (MMMT) , 16( 29%) leiomyosarcoma (LMS); and 12(22%) endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS). The median age is in 55years. In 53% of patients ,the presenting symptom was abnormal uterine bleeding .Twenty (36.4%) of patients were in stage I, 4(7.3%) in stage II, 18(32.7%) in stage III and 7 (12.7%) in stage IV according to International Federation of Gynecology and obstetrics(FIGO-1989 ) system. Patients were treated with hysterectomy followed by either chemotherapy or radiotherapy or both. The median follow up period was 17.5 months. Results: Histological type, grade and FIGO stage were identified as the most significant independent prognostic factors in univariate analysis . The median overall survival was 20 months and median disease-free survival was 10.5 months. 5-year survival rate was 38%. Women with low grade ESS were found to have better survival than high grade ESS, MMMT and LMS . Conclusion: The incidence of uterine sarcoma in our hospital was 23.5%(55/234) of uterine malignancies during the study period. The most common histology was malignant mixed mullerian tumors. In comparison to LMS and MMMT , low grade ESS tends to present as a less aggressive disease with favorable outcome. The treatment was mainly hysterectomy, post operative treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy had no demonstrable impact on overall survival.
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Dr. P. N. Sathiyamoorthy
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