title: [Fertility of women after conservative operation for borderline ovarian tumors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to assess procreation in group of patients who were treated by conservative operation for borderline tumors of the ovary.
  
  
  METHODS
  The analysis included 42 patients conservatively operated for ovarian tumor of borderline malignancy in Department of Gynecology Medical University of Gdansk between 1978-2000. The incidence of pregnancy, age of patients, tumor pathology, type of conservative surgery and the course of pregnancy and labour were evaluated in this study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the analysis group were 36 (85.7%) stage IA, 2 (4.8%) stage IB, 3 (7.1%) stage IC and 1 (2.4%) stage III C patients. Unilateral adnexectomy was performed in 36 (85.7%) patients, 4 (9.5%) unilateral cystectomy, 2 (4.8%) bilateral cystectomy with omentectomy in one case. After conservative operation 10 (23.8%) patients were pregnant and delivered healthy children but 2 patients delivered twice and 1 third. Recurrence was observed in 2 patients in period of 27 and 50 months after operation. 5 years survival was 97.6%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Percentage of pregnancy after conservative treatment for borderline ovarian tumors was high (23,8%) and number of recurrences was low so conservative surgery allows young women to retain procreational potential without increasing risk of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Ginekologii AM w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Olszewska
authors.forename: Sylwia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lapińska-Szumczyk
authors.forename: Juliusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kobierski
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stukan
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emerich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011044:Poland; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome