title: Conservative treatment may be beneficial for young women with atypical endometrial hyperplasia or endometrial adenocarcinoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate whether an alternative treatment to radical hysterectomy exists for young women with endometrial adenocarcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of the literature (70 articles) plus personal results.
  
  
  METHODS
  University hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women with atypical endometrial hyperplasia or adenocarcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The recurrence rate and the pregnancy rate after conservative therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conservative treatment of well-differentiated stage I endometrial adenocarcinoma can be considered in young patients, with close surveillance to diagnose any possible recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Université Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Department of Gynecology, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jadoul
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donnez
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004714:Endometrial Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors