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Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) Therapy of Uterine Sarcoma without Surgery in an Elderly Patient
Author(s) -
ADDUCCI JOSEPH E.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1976.tb03265.x
Subject(s) - medicine , doxorubicin , sarcoma , surgery , uterus , uterine sarcoma , chemotherapy , pathology
A case is presented of primary endolymphatic stromal sarcoma of the uterus in a debilitated elderly patient. Surgical intervention was contraindicated. Radium therapy was unsuccessful. A 4‐month course of treatment with doxorubicin (Adriamycin) resulted in disappearance of the tumor. The patient is living 19 months after the beginning of Adriamycin therapy.