Autopsy findings were reviewed in 22 patients treated for uterine sarcoma at the University of Michigan Hospitals. Included are 11 mixed mesodermal tumors, 6 endometrial stromal sarcomas, and 5 leiomyosarcomas. Only one patient died with disease limited to the pelvis. Forty-five percent of the patients died with disease limited to the pelvis and abdomen. The most common site of the disease above the diaphragm was the lung. Lymph nodes were involved in 59% of our patients. There were no obvious differences in the patterns of spread between the tumor types.
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