Conservative management of a patient with endometrial carcinoma desiring fertility: how to inform?
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY, vol.29, no.6, pp.661-663, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 29 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 2008
- Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.661-663
- Ataturk University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Conservative management of patients with endometrial cancer who desire fertility is becoming widespread in certain circumstances. A 36-year-old women desiring fertility with early-stage endometroid type adenocarcinoma of the endometrium was treated with 160 mg/d megestrol acetate for six months. After confirmation of a normal endometrial biopsy she became pregnant spontaneously. Following an uneventful pregnancy a healthy baby at term was delivered by cesarean section. Definitive surgery was Performed. The risks and benefits of this thereupeutic approach are discussed and informing style of the patients emphasized.