Radiation Oncology/Uterine Sarcoma/Overview
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Uterine Sarcoma Overview
- Comprise <1% of GYN malignancies and 2-5% of uterine malignancies
- Three distinct tissues of origin:
- Carcinosarcoma (mixed mullerian tumor): endometrium, accounts for 40-50%
- Leiomyosarcoma: myometrial muscle, accounts for ~30%
- Endometrial stromal sarcoma: endometrial stroma, accounts for ~15%
- Please see more detail at cancer.gov PDQ
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