Review Article
Fertility-Sparing Surgery in Early Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Viable Option?
Table 2
Relevant case series reports in the literature concerning fertility-sparing surgery in epithelial ovarian cancer: reproductive outcome.
| | Author [reference] | Patients
() | Mean age
(years) | FIGO stage
(%) | Childbearing wish
(%) | Successful conception
(%) | Abortions
(%) | IVF
(%) | Delivery modus |
| | Kwon et al. 2009 [18] | 21 | 26.7 | 17 (80.9%) : IA
4 (19.04%) : IC | 5 (23.8%) | 5 (100%) | 0 | 0 | Spontaneous | | Schlaerth et al. 2009 [3] | 20 | 27 | 11 (55%) : IA
9 (45%) : IC | 6 (30%) | 6 (100%) | NR | NR | NR | | Borgfeldt et al. 2007 [20] | 11 | 27.5 | IA–IC | NR | 7 | 0 | NR | NR | | Morice et al. 2005 [29] | 34 | 27 | 30 (88%) : Ia
3 (8.8%) : Ic
1 (3%) : IIa | NR | 9 | 1 (11.1%) | 0 | NR | | Schilder et al. 2002 [11] | 52 | 26 | 42 (80.7%) : IA
10 (19.2%) : IC | 24 (46.1%) | 17 (71%) | 5 (29%) | 0 | NR | | Morice et al. 2001 [30] | 25 | 24 | 19 (76%) : IA
6 (24%) : IC | 4 (16%) | 4 (100%) | 1 (25%) | NR | NR | | Raspagliesi et al. 1997 [31] | 10 | 22.7 | Ia,G3 : 2 (20%)
Ic : 2 (20%)
IIIa : 2 (20%)
IIIc : 4 (40%) | 5 (50%) | 3 (60%) | 1 (33%) | 0 | NR | | Zanetta et al. 1997 [12] | 56 | 29 | 32 (57%) : IA
2 (3.5%) : IB
22 (39%) : IC | NR | 20 | 4 (20%) | 0 | 15 (75%): vaginal
2 (10%): caesarean sections | | Satoh et al. 2010 [16] | 211 | 29 | 126 (60%) IA
85 (40%) IC | 84 (40%) | 55 (66%) | 10 (18%) | 5 (2.4%) | NR |
| | Total | 440 | 28 | 279 (63.4%) : IA
4 (1%) : IB
141 (32%) : IC | | 127 (29%) | 22 (17.3%) | 5 | Mainly spontaneous |
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NR: not reported.
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