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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
To analyze the significance of DNA ploidy in uterine leiomyosarcoma, the traditional clinical and histopathological prognostic variables and DNA ploidy were studied in 70 patients with histologically verified uterine leiomyosarcoma. Evaluable flow cytometric DNA histograms from paraffin-embedded tissue from the tumor were obtained in 58 patients. In univariate analysis tumor diameter, FIGO stage and presence of residual disease after primary surgery were highly significant (p < 0.001) and also DNA ploidy (p = 0.043), age (p = 0.017), and menopause status (p = 0.028) obtained significance. Cellular atypia was almost significant (p = 0.056), while mitotic count, malignancy grade and vessel invasion were not. In Cox's multivariate analysis, FIGO-stage was found to be the most important prognostic factor (p < 0.001), followed by cellular atypia (p = 0.007) and tumor diameter (p = 0.016). DNA ploidy did not obtain significance when categorized as diploid/non-diploid. Patients with tumors with multiple aneuploid cell populations had a very poor prognosis. When categorized as multiple aneuploidy versus all other ploidy groups, DNA ploidy obtained marginal significance in multivariate analysis (p = 0.054). Tumor diameter, stage and cellular atypia are important prognostic parameters in uterine leiomyosarcomas.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0284-186X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
797-802
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-5-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Aneuploidy, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-DNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Diploidy, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Leiomyosarcoma, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Menopause, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Mitotic Index, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Neoplasm, Residual, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Neoplasm Staging, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Paraffin Embedding, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Ploidies, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:7576748-Uterine Neoplasms
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
The prognostic significance of stage, tumor size, cellular atypia and DNA ploidy in uterine leiomyosarcoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't