title: Fertility preservation in a patient with benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma.
abstract: Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma (BMPM) is a rare peritoneal tumor. Surgery is the only effective treatment for BMPM, and affected tissues occasionally must be sacrificed to achieve adequate debulking. A 25-year-old female was diagnosed with BMPM. She was counseled on fertility preservation and had oocyte cryopreservation prior to her debulking. Fertility preservation through embryo or oocyte cryopreservation is a valuable option for patients at risk of losing reproductive tissues during extensive surgery and chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: Zain A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Al-Safi
authors.forename: Barish H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Edil
authors.forename: Miriam D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Post
authors.forename: Nathan W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Pearlman
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D059247:Fertility Preservation; D006801:Humans; D018261:Mesothelioma, Cystic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: benign multicystic; egg banking; fertility; peritoneal mesothelioma