Open AccessFertility‐Sparing Treatment of Endometrial Cancer with Initial Infiltration of Myometrium by Resectoscopic Surgery: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Casadio Paolo,
Guasina Francesca,
Paradisi Roberto,
Leggieri Concetta,
Caprara Giacomo,
Seracchioli Renato
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0285
Subject(s) - medicine , endometrial cancer , infiltration (hvac) , myometrium , fertility , endometrium , conservative treatment , surgery , adenocarcinoma , carcinoma , gynecology , uterus , obstetrics , cancer , population , physics , environmental health , thermodynamics
Three women with a well‐differentiated grade 1 endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium with minimal myometrial infiltration were treated with hysteroscopic resection and hormone therapy. The presence of myometrial infiltration has often been mentioned as an exclusion criterion for conservative management in young patients because of worsening cancer prognosis. The subsequent 5‐year follow‐up and the pregnancies achieved may confirm the choice of this temporary treatment and indicate a new option for fertility‐sparing treatment in highly motivated patients.