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Chapter 18 - Results of Conservative Management of Ovarian Malignant Tumors

from Section 5 - Fertility Preservation Strategies in the Female: Medical/Surgical

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2021

By
Catherine Uzan ,
Nathalie Chabbert-Buffet ,
Blandine Courbiere ,
Sebastien Gouy  and
Philippe Morice
Edited by
Jacques Donnez  and
S. Samuel Kim
Jacques Donnez
Affiliation:
Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels
S. Samuel Kim
Affiliation:
University of Kansas School of Medicine
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Summary

Although cancer usually affects aged population, invasive gynecological tumors can occur during reproductive age. Long-term survival rates after gynecological cancer are improving and preservation of fertility has logically become a major issue.

In gynecologic oncologic surgery, there has been gradual development of fertility-saving surgery (FSS) with the aim of preserving the reproductive organs. Survival should not be compromised and thus indications are restricted to patients of a young age with a desire to preserve fertility and presenting with a well-differentiated cervical, ovarian, or endometrial low-grade tumor in its early stages or with low malignant potential.

In this chapter, we discuss indications for FSS in women with gynecological cancer, according to oncological and reproductive outcomes.

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 , pp. 197 - 210
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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