Franco Odicino, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences of the University of Brescia, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit 2 ASST, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
Angela Gambino, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences of the University of Brescia, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit 2 ASST, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy


Sarcomas: the most lethal type of uterine cancer Uterine sarcomas represent 3% of all malignant tumors found in the uterus, being a relatively rare disease with 0.5-1 new cases for every 100,000 women per year1. They include uterine leiomyosarcomas (uLMSs, 63%), endometrial stromal sarcomas (ESSs, 21%), high-grade undifferentiated sarcomas (HG-USs, 5%), adenosarcomas (ASs, 6%), and other rare malignancies (5%; Fig. 1).