Mesodermal Mixed Tumor

A sarcoma of the body of the uterus arising in older women, composed of more than one mesenchymal tissue, especially including striated muscle cells. It is associated with previous pelvic radiation exposure in 20% of patients. (Stedman, 25th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1702)

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Networked: 6 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Neoplasms (Cancer)
2.	Adenocarcinoma

Experts

1.	Zénone, T: 1 article (03/2000)
2.	Trillet-Lenoir, V: 1 article (03/2000)
3.	Dumortier, J: 1 article (03/2000)
4.	Frappart, L: 1 article (03/2000)
5.	Romestaing, P: 1 article (03/2000)
6.	Freyer, G: 1 article (03/2000)
7.	Sasco, A J: 1 article (03/2000)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Mesodermal Mixed Tumor:

1.	VimentinIBA 01/01/1987 - "Tumors with complex composition, such as müllerian mesodermal mixed tumors (MMMTs), that may pose considerable problems in conventional histopathology revealed various reaction patterns, with either expression of only cytokeratins or coexpression of cytokeratins and vimentin in carcinomatous areas and expression of only vimentin in sarcomatous areas. "
2.	TamoxifenFDA LinkGeneric 03/01/2000 - "Herein we describe the clinical, pathological as well as therapeutic aspects of a new case of endometrial mesodermal mixed tumor occurring after long-term tamoxifen therapy. " 03/01/2000 - "Endometrial mesodermal mixed tumor occurring after tamoxifen treatment: report on a new case and review of the literature." 03/01/2000 - "A longer latency period might be observed for endometrial mesodermal mixed tumors as compared to adenocarcinomas and could justify a prolonged clinical and ultrasonographic follow-up of patients during and after tamoxifen treatment. "
3.	DesminIBA 06/01/1983 - "Further analysis by immunoperoxidase demonstrated scattered desmin-positive (muscle) cells in the adenocarcinoma portion of the tumor, establishing the diagnosis of malignant mesodermal mixed tumor."
4.	2-methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT)IBA 12/01/1988 - "In five out of 18 cases, MMT occurred as a second primary malignancy, and in all cases the histology was one of mesodermal mixed tumor. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Cystectomy 11/01/1984 - "We report on a patient who remained free of disease 7 years after resection by partial cystectomy of a malignant mesodermal mixed tumor. "
2.	Radiotherapy 04/01/1962 - "Cure of primary mesodermal mixed tumor by radiotherapy."