Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology (Jan 2014)

Current and future options in the management and treatment of uterine sarcoma

  • Khalid El-Khalfaoui,
  • Andreas du Bois,
  • Florian Heitz,
  • Christian Kurzeder,
  • Jalid Sehouli,
  • Philipp Harter

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1758834013513314
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6

Abstract

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Uterine sarcomas are rare aggressive mesenchymal tumours with limited prognosis. They encompass various histological subtypes such leiomyosarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma and undifferentiated sarcomas with different surgical and medical strategies. Current evidence of surgery, adjuvant and palliative therapy is reported.