The role of trachelectomy in cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women worldwide. Because it often affects women of childbearing age (19-45 years), fertility-sparing surgery is an important issue. The article reviews current viable fertility-sparing options with a special focus on trachelectomy, including vaginal radical trachelectomy, abdominal radical trachelectomy and simple trachelectomy. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is also discussed. Finally, the decision to proceed with fertility-sparing treatment should be a patient-driven process.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Second Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague 150 00, Czech Republic.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Second Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague 150 00, Czech Republic.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Second Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague 150 00, Czech Republic.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Second Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague 150 00, Czech Republic.
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cervical cancer; chemotherapy; pregnancy outcome; trachelectomy