Successful pregnancy after conservative surgery for stage IA endometrial cancer in a young woman.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of successful pregnancy after conservative surgery for stage 1A endometrial cancer.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
University hospital.


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


METHODS
Conservative surgery and chemotherapy.


METHODS
Clinical outcome.


RESULTS
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.


CONCLUSIONS
Conservative surgery after MPA treatment may be a new treatment option for patients who wish to preserve their fertility.
Yasuda
Masayuki
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan.
Terai
Yoshito
Y
Sekijima
Tatsuharu
T
Sasaki
Hiroshi
H
Yamashita
Yoshiki
Y
Kanemura
Masanori
M
Ohmichi
Masahide
M
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018196:Carcinoma, Adenosquamous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D050498:Live Birth; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011247:Pregnancy
D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate