Review Article

Fertility Preservation in Female Cancer Patients

Table 3

Conservative surgery in gynecologic malignancies.

IndicationType of surgeryDefinition

Cervical cancer stage 1A2-1B1 Radical vaginal trachelectomyLaparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy, resection of cervix and parametrium
Borderline ovarian tumors FIGO stage IUnilateral oophorectomyRemoval of the affected ovary
Ovarian epithelial cancer stage I, grade 1Unilateral oophorectomyRemoval of the affected ovary
Malignant ovarian germ-cell tumor/sex cord-stromal tumorsUnilateral oophorectomyRemoval of the affected ovary
Epithelial adenocarcinoma grade 1, stage 1AHormonal treatment with progestational agents for 6 months [12]Follow-up wit endometrial biopsies every 3 months