Uterine adenosarcomas: A dual-institution experience

J Obstet Gynaecol. 2017 Jan;37(1):93-96. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2016.1228619. Epub 2016 Dec 6.

Abstract

There has been limited literature about treatment and follow-up strategies of uterine adenosarcomas because of their rare nature. For this study we retrospectively investigated the medical database of the two major womens' health hospitals in Turkey. A total of 15 patients were identified from the hospital's database. Median follow-up was 86.43 months for all patients. Seven out of 15 patients had recurrences during their follow-up. Among these 7 patients, 4 of them had stage IA disease. Median Disease Free Survival (DFS) and Overall Survival (OS) were calculated as 41.47 and 57.21 months, respectively. According to our study, polypoid tumours confined to the uterus with superficial myometrial invasion can be treated without comprehensive surgical staging. We believe that, publishing all the data in an organised manner even though they are small in size, gives us an opportunity to design meta-analysis for the development of more appropriate treatment strategies.

Keywords: Adenosarcoma; sarcomatous overgrowth; survival.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adenosarcoma / mortality
  • Adenosarcoma / pathology*
  • Adenosarcoma / surgery
  • Databases, Factual
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Turkey
  • Uterine Neoplasms / mortality
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery
  • Uterus / pathology

Supplementary concepts

  • Adenosarcoma of the uterus