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Successful pregnancy after conservative surgery for stage IA endometrial cancer in a young woman
Masayuki Yasuda1, Yoshito Terai, Tatsuharu Sekijima
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan.
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.
