Treatment status of uterine carcinosarcoma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-9801.2014.01.021
- VernacularTitle:子宫癌肉瘤的治疗现状
- Author:
Xiaolong ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Uterine carcinosarcomas;
Treatment
- From:
Cancer Research and Clinic
2014;26(1):67-69
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Uterine carcinosarcomas are highly aggressive and rare tumours composed of epithelial and mesenchymal elements.Although hysterectomy with bilateral salpingooophorectomy remains the main treatment,high rates of recurrence and metastases need for lymphadenectomy and postoperative adjuvant treatment.Though radiation improves locoregional control,the role of it in improving overall survival outcomes remains undecided.Although various combinations of chemotherapy have been explored,an optimal therapeutic modality is to be determined.Overall survival rates have not improved in thirty years.Targeted chemotherapy and a multimodality approach may be better outcomes.
