title: Incorporating a 3-dimensional printer into the management of early-stage cervical cancer.
abstract: We used a 3-dimensional (3D) printer to create anatomical replicas of real lesions and tested its application in cervical cancer. Our study patient decided to undergo radical hysterectomy after seeing her 3D model which was then used to plan and simulate this surgery. Using 3D printers to create patient-specific 3D tumor models may aid cervical cancer patients make treatment decisions. This technology will lead to better surgical and oncological outcomes for cervical cancer patients. J. Surg. Oncol. 2016;114:150-152. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea.|Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae-Yeon
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Convergence Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Namkug
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Chae Chun
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Rhim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Hyeok
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Nam
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: 3D printer; cervical cancer; radical hysterectomy