A successful pregnancy and delivery after resectoscopic surgery for early invasive endometrial cancer.
Among young women, the incidence of uterine corpus cancer is increasing. Most young women can not preserve fertility because simple total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the standard method for early endometrial cancer so far. We present a case of early endometrial adenocarcinoma which succeeded in pregnancy and delivery after resectoscopic surgery. Following a circumferential resection of the lesion including the mucosa and muscle layer under resectoscopic guidance, the patient became pregnant by means of in vitro fertilization-embyo transfer with hormone replenishment. She underwent cesarean section at 33 weeks and five days of gestation and had a healthy baby. Resectscopic surgery can help to preserve fertility among young women who have early invasive endometrial cancer.
Matsumoto
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Oita, Japan.
Toyofuku
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K
Taniguchi
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Haraokaz
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M
Utsunomiya
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T
Takai
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N
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy