title: Embryo cryopreservation after diagnosis of stage IIB endometrial cancer and subsequent pregnancy in a gestational carrier.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a case of embryo cryopreservation before hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for endometrial cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  University and community service.
  
  
  METHODS
  An infertile woman with endometrial biopsy demonstrating grade II/III moderately differentiated endometrial adenocarcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A Progestasert intrauterine device (IUD) was inserted into the uterine cavity to potentially reduce tumor proliferation during the stimulation cycle followed by oocyte retrieval and cryopreservation of 14 embryos.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Successful pregnancy in a gestational carrier.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Embryo cryopreservation and use of a gestational carrier may offer a fertility option for patients with endometrial malignancies without substantially delaying treatment.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, California.
authors.forename: Margrit M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Juretzka
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: O'Hanlan
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Imam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: El-Danasouri
authors.forename: Lynn M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Westphal
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000502:physiology*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013533:Gestational Carriers