Outcomes of Fertility-Sparing Surgery for Stage I Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Proposal for Patient Selection

2010202 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Toyomi Satoh · Osaka City University Hospital

Masayuki Hatae · Osaka City University Hospital

Yoh Watanabe · Osaka City University Hospital

Nobuo Yaegashi · Osaka City University Hospital

Osamu Ishiko · Osaka City University Hospital

Shoji Kodama · Osaka City University Hospital

Satoshi Yamaguchi

Abstract

Our data confirm that fertility-sparing surgery is a safe treatment for stage IA patients with favorable histology and suggest that stage IA patients with clear cell histology and stage IC patients with favorable histology can be candidates for fertility-sparing surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy.

Topics & Keywords

Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Ovarian function and disorders Endometriosis Research and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 28, Issue 10, pp. 1727-1732

DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.24.8617

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