Operative and Conservative Treatment of Uterine Sarcomas.

نویسندگان

  • P Harter
  • K El-Khalfaoui
  • F Heitz
  • A du Bois
چکیده

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.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

دوره 74 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014