[Treatment and prognosis of malignant ovarian neoplasms complicating pregnancy].
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the clinicopathological features and prognosis of malignant ovarian neoplasms complicating pregnancy and explore the rational treatment.


METHODS
The clinical data of 38 patients with malignant ovarian neoplasms complicating pregnancy were retrospectively analyzed,and the intra-surgical pathological sections were reviewed. International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging system (1988) was applied.


RESULTS
Of these 38 patients,the malignancies included epithelial ovarian cancer (n=9, 23.7%), epithelial borderline ovarian tumor (n=13, 34.2%),ovarian malignant germ cell tumors (n=11, 28.9%), sex cord stromal tumors (n=3, 7.9%), and metastatic tumor from gastrointestinal tracts (n=2, 5.3%). Twenty-seven patients (71.1%) were at stage I. The pregnancy outcomes included termination in the first trimester (n=8), full-term vaginal delivery (n=6), full-term Cesarean section (n=15), and therapeutical Cesarean section for premature birth (n=9). One newborn died,and the remaining 29 survived in a healthy status. All patients underwent surgical treatment,among whom two patients received surgeries during pregnancy. Patients were followed up for (40.5±38.5) months,during which one patient was lost to follow-up, 7 died, 1 survived with tumor, and 29 (76.3%) survived free of tumors.


CONCLUSIONS
The management of ovarian malignancies complicating pregnancy should be individualized. Both surgical treatment and chemotherapy are relatively safe in the second and third trimesters. Satisfactory prognosis can be expected after appropriate treatment.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China.
Dong-yan
DY
Cao
Keng
K
Shen
Jia-xin
JX
Yang
Chen-wei
CW
Fu
Jing-he
JH
Lang
Xin-yan
XY
Liu
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult