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Primary reticulum cell sarcoma of the uterus. A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Cihak Robert W.,
Hamada Jiro
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197404)33:4<1039::aid-cncr2820330421>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , uterus , radiation therapy , sarcoma , reticulum cell sarcoma , lymphoma , cervix , uterine sarcoma , uterine cervix , pathology , radiology , cancer , carcinoma
Primary reticulum cell sarcoma of the uterine cervix was found at autopsy in a 90‐year‐old woman. This is the third reported case of a patient with this disease in whom autopsy examination was performed. Twenty reported instances of malignant lymphoma primary in the uterus were found in addition. It appears from the small number of reports that patients with primary uterine lymphomas receiving therapy have a better prognosis than those with other uterine sarcomas, and may also have a better survival rate than patients with other extranodal lymphomas of similar histologic type. Radiation therapy alone or in combination with surgery has been the principal modality employed for primary uterine lymphomas.