Abstract | OBJECTIVE: DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): A 27-year-old woman with adenosquamous cervical cancer stage IB1 (4 cm in diameter) that was diagnosed in December 2005. She expressed a wish for fertility-sparing treatment. INTERVENTION(S): MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): RESULT(S): The patient resumed a normal menstrual pattern 6 weeks after surgery. In December 2008, she conceived and carried and infant to full term. Antenatally, she reported no problems during pregnancy except for gestational insulin-dependent diabetes. She gave birth to a baby boy at 38 weeks' gestation by caesarean section. The newborn (weight, 3500 g; length, 52 cm; Apgar scores, 5/8/10; pH value, 7.28) was monitored in a neonatal ward for 24 hours. The patient is currently under outpatient review and has had 5 years of follow-up with no evidence of recurrence. CONCLUSION(S):
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Authors | Elisabeth Gottschalk, Mandy Mangler, Achim Schneider, Christhardt Koehler, Malgorzata Lanowska |
Journal | Fertility and sterility
(Fertil Steril)
Vol. 95
Issue 7
Pg. 2431.e5-7
(Jun 2011)
ISSN: 1556-5653 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21349513
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Carcinoma, Adenosquamous
(pathology, therapy)
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
- Cisplatin
(administration & dosage)
- Female
- Fertility
(drug effects)
- Gynecologic Surgical Procedures
- Humans
- Laparoscopy
- Live Birth
- Lymph Node Excision
(methods)
- Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Neoplasm Staging
- Paclitaxel
(administration & dosage)
- Pregnancy
- Treatment Outcome
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
(pathology, therapy)
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