Table 1: Pretreatment characteristics of the 26 study patients with stage I to III primary carcinosarcoma of the ovary.
* Two patients received radiotherapy.
No. of patients (%)
Median age, years 64 (range 42-91)
Age
< 60 years 11 (42%)
> 60 years 15 (58%)
Preoperative Karnofsky performance status
> 80 17 (65%)
< 80 15 (58%)
Preoperative haemoglobin (Hb) level
> 10 mg/dl 15 (58%)
< 10 mg/dl 11 (42%)
Preoperative platelet counts
< 200 G/L 3 (12%)
> 200 G/L 23 (88%)
Preoperative lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level
< 200 U/L 4 (15%)
> 200 U/L 20 (77%)
Not determined 2 (8%)
Preoperative ultrasound
Solid-cystic tumour 18 (69%)
Cystic tumour with papillary projections 7 (27%)
No suspicious findings of the adnexae 1 (4%)
FIGO stage
Ib 1 (4%)
Ic 2 (8%)
IIb 1 (4%)
IIIa 3 (12%)
IIIb 1 (4%)
IIIc 18 (69%)
Intraoperative ascites
None 8 (31%)
< 500 ml 9 (35%)
> 500 ml 9 (35%)
Bowel involvement
Small bowel 6 (23%)
Large bowel 9 (35%)
Sigmoid colon/rectum 13 (50%)
Primary surgery
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO)+ total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) + omentectomy (OM) 14 (54%)
BSO + TAH + OM + pelvic lymphadenectomy 12 (46%)
Residual disease
None 18 (69%)
< 1 cm 1 (4%)
< 2 cm 2 (8%)
> 2 cm 5 (19 %)
Sarcoma component
Homologous 7 (27%)
Heterologous 19 (73%)
Grading
G1 1 (4%)
G2 2 (8%)
G3 23 (77%)
Chemotherapy
Platinum-based 18 (69%)
Non-platinum-based 1 (4%)
None* 7 (27%)