Operative and Conservative Treatment of Uterine Sarcomas

Abstract

Uterine sarcomas are rare, aggressive mesenchymal tumours with a relatively poor prognosis. The term comprises various histological subtypes, such as leiomyosarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcomas as well as undifferentiated uterine sarcomas, which require different operative and systemic/radiation therapy strategies accordingly. The evidence on operative, adjuvant and palliative treatment currently available is presented here.

Zusammenfassung

Uterussarkome sind seltene, aggressive mesenchymale Tumoren mit relativ schlechter Prognose. Sie umfassen diverse histologische Subtypen, etwa Leiomyosarkome, endometriale Stromasarkome sowie undifferenzierte uterine Sarkome, die entsprechend unterschiedliche operative und system- bzw. strahlentherapeutische Strategien erfordern. Die gegenwärtig verfügbare Evidenz zur operativen, adjuvanten und palliativen Therapie wird dargestellt.

Key words

uterine carcinoma - uterus - leiomyosarcoma

Schlüsselwörter

Uterussarkom - Uterus - Leiomyosarkom

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