What is a uterine sarcoma?
Uterine sarcoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the muscles of the uterus or other tissues that support the uterus. Past treatment with radiation therapy to the pelvis can increase the risk of uterine sarcoma. Signs of uterine sarcoma include abnormal bleeding.
What is the most common uterine sarcoma?
Uterine leiomyosarcoma is the most common sarcoma, but other subtypes include endometrial stromal sarcoma (low grade and high grade), undifferentiated uterine sarcoma and adenosarcoma.
Is uterine sarcoma fast growing?
Types of uterine sarcoma They are by far the most common type. These tumors can grow and spread quickly.
How do you know if you have uterine sarcoma?
The main signs and symptoms of uterine sarcoma are: Unusual bleeding from the vagina that isn’t related to menstrual periods, or bleeding that happens after menopause. A mass (lump or growth) in the vagina. Pain in the abdomen.
How long does a person live with uterine sarcoma?
Endometrial stromal sarcoma*
| SEER Stage | 5-Year Relative Survival Rate |
|---|---|
| Localized | 99% |
| Regional | 92% |
| Distant | 76% |
| All SEER stages combined | 95% |
Is uterine sarcoma painful?
When they’re first diagnosed, about 10% of women with uterine sarcomas have pelvic pain and/or a mass (tumor) that can be felt. You or your doctor may be able to feel the mass in your uterus, or you might have a feeling of fullness in your belly and/or pelvis.
Does uterine sarcoma require chemotherapy?
Surgery to remove the uterus, sometimes along with the fallopian tubes and ovaries and to check the lymph nodes, is the main treatment for all uterine sarcomas. Sometimes this is followed by treatment with radiation, chemotherapy (chemo), or hormone therapy.
Can uterine sarcomas be seen on ultrasound?
Based on several ultrasonographic findings, some studies have suggested that uterine sarcomas were likely to appear as solid masses with heterogeneous echogenicity that as well as enhanced vascularity [9], and that Doppler measurement of the resistance index (RI) may be a useful diagnostic tool [10,11].
How can you tell the difference between a sarcoma and a fibroid?
Signs of uterine sarcoma include abnormal bleeding. Most fibroids, even large ones, produce no symptoms. Uterine cancer occurs when cancer cells form in the muscles of the uterus or tissues that support the uterus. Cancers that develop in the uterus are types of sarcomas.