Mesodermal mixed tumor of the corpus uteri

Palkinburg, L.W.; Hoey, Waldo O.; Savran, Jack; Stuart, John R.

doi:10.1016/0002-9378(64)90801-4

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“…Several authors have suggested that prior irradiation of the uterus and pelvis for treatment of benign lesions may play a part in the etiology of mixed mesodermal tumors.2, 51 7 3 9 Such suggestions are difficult to evaluate because of the relatively small number of repoi ted cases. According to Falkinburg et al 3 there were only about 270 such tumors described in the literature until 1964. As most of the individual series contained only a small number of cases, authors might have been unduly impressed by an incidental history of previous irradiation in their patients since this type of treatment was rather common for control of uterine bleeding due to a variety of causes in the past.…”

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Mixed mesodermal tumors of the uterus

Rachmaninoff

Climie

1966

Cancer

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A clinicopathologic study of 30 patients with mixed mesodermal tumor of the endometrium is presented. An over‐all 5‐year survival rate of 21% was obtained which compares favorably with figures in the literature. Prompt hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo‐oopherectomy is the treatment of choice. Preoperative irradiation destroys the local tumor in a minority of cases, does not improve the survival rate and delays definitive surgery for a tumor known to grow and spread rapidly. Histologic subclassification does not correlate well with survival but superficial growth and lack of penetration of the myometrium are significant prognostic factors.

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confidence: 99%