Open AccessOutcomes of patients with pelvic leiomyosarcoma treated by surgery and relevant auxiliary diagnosis
Author(s) -
Qian Sun,
Xin Yang,
Zhen Zeng,
Wei Xiao,
Ke-Zhen Li,
Xiaowu Xu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i10.1887
Subject(s) - leiomyosarcoma , medicine , hazard ratio , univariate analysis , stage (stratigraphy) , uterine sarcoma , proportional hazards model , radiology , gynecology , multivariate analysis , surgery , confidence interval , paleontology , biology
Leiomyosarcoma is a subtype of soft tissue sarcoma with adverse outcomes. Leiomyosarcoma accounts for nearly 70% of all uterine sarcomas and is responsible for a considerable proportion of deaths because of uterine cancer. Clinical characteristics and relevant diagnosis of pelvic leiomyosarcoma should be further explored.