Research Article
Uterine Carcinosarcoma Confined to the Pelvis: A Retrospective Review and Outcome Analysis
Table 2
Patients’ characteristics in different radiotherapy groups.
| | Radiation therapy | Brachytherapy and EBRT, | EBRT only, | Brachytherapy only, |
| | Age | | | | | | | | Median | 65 | 61 | 63 | | Range | (46–76) | (50–76) | (47–86) |
| | | | % | | % | | % |
| | Stage | | | | | | | | I | 2 | 20 | 4 | 50 | 9 | 64 | | II | 2 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | | III | 6 | 60 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 36 | | Chemotherapy | 6 | 60 | 6 | 75 | 8 | 57 |
| | Local recurrence | | 2 (20%) | | 4 (50%) | | 1 (7%) | | Unspecified mass(es) | | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | | Vaginal cuff | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | | Lymph mode(s) | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 |
| | Distant metastases | | 5 (50%) | | 2 (25%) | | 2 (14%) | | Lung/pleural | | 4 | | 0 | | 1 | | Brain | | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | | Bowels | | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | Soft tissue/muscle | | 2 | | 2 | | 0 | | Liver | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | Bladder | | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | | Lymph node(s) | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 |
| | Radiation toxicity | | 8 (80%) | | 6 (75%) | | 2 (14%) | | Grade 1-2 | | 7 | | 3 | | 1 | | Grade 3-4 | | 1 | | 3 | | 1 |
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