A successful pregnancy and delivery after resectoscopic surgery for early invasive endometrial cancer

Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2009;30(6):689-90.

Abstract

Among young women, the incidence of uterine corpus cancer is increasing. Most young women can not preserve fertility because simple total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the standard method for early endometrial cancer so far. We present a case of early endometrial adenocarcinoma which succeeded in pregnancy and delivery after resectoscopic surgery. Following a circumferential resection of the lesion including the mucosa and muscle layer under resectoscopic guidance, the patient became pregnant by means of in vitro fertilization-embyo transfer with hormone replenishment. She underwent cesarean section at 33 weeks and five days of gestation and had a healthy baby. Resectscopic surgery can help to preserve fertility among young women who have early invasive endometrial cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section
  • Embryo Transfer
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Fertilization in Vitro
  • Humans
  • Hysteroscopy / methods*
  • Pregnancy