Successful pregnancy after conservative surgery for stage IA endometrial cancer in a young woman

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.040

Fertility and Sterility

Volume 91, Issue 3, March 2009, Pages 936.e13-936.e15

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Objective

To report a case of successful pregnancy after conservative surgery for stage 1A endometrial cancer.

Design

Case report.

Setting

University hospital.

Patient(s)

A 33-year-old woman who was diagnosed with stage IA endometrial cancer.

Intervention(s)

Conservative surgery and chemotherapy.

Main Outcome Measure(s)

Clinical outcome.

Result(s)

After administering medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) for 6 weeks, hysterofiberscopy showed that the restricted lesions still remained. A partial resection of the lesions was therefore performed. The patient delivered a girl by cesarean section after the surgery.

Conclusion(s)

Conservative surgery after MPA treatment may be a new treatment option for patients who wish to preserve their fertility.

Key Words

Endometrial cancer

pregnancy

medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA)

conservative surgery

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