Stage IA vs. IB endometrial stromal sarcoma: does the new staging system predict survival?
The new staging system is appropriate for risk stratification in low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma. The prognosis in high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma seems to be most influenced by the presence of cervical involvement and not by tumor size as the staging criteria would suggest.
Although bacterial infection, particularly with intracellular organisms, has been suggested to play a role in the initiation of primary biliary cirrhosis, there is no evidence from this study to suggest an ongoing chronic infectious process.