RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Possibilities of Fertility Preservation in Young Patients with Ovarian Cancer
JF Anticancer Research
JO Anticancer Res
FD International Institute of Anticancer Research
SP 3851
OP 3854
VO 34
IS 7
A1 MELANIE HENES
A1 FELIX NEIS
A1 BERNHARD KRÄMER
A1 CHRISTINA WALTER
A1 SARA BRUCKER
A1 MICHAEL VON WOLFF
A1 RALF ROTHMUND
A1 BARBARA LAWRENZ
A1 KATHARINA RALL
YR 2014
UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/34/7/3851.abstract
AB Background: Ovarian cancer is a rare disease especially in young patients and surgical treatment often leads to loss of fertility. This study investigated the incidence of the different histological types and discusses the possibility of fertility preservation. Patients and Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with an ovarian tumour under the age of 40 who presented either to the Women's University Hospital, Tuebingen or to centres of the FertiPROTEKT network was performed. Results: Out of 51 patients with ovarian cancer from Tuebingen, 21 (41.2%) were eligible for fertility-preserving surgery, 11 received chemotherapy and from those 4 (36.4%) chose a fertility preservation technique. From the FertiPROTEKT network, 26/41 patients (63.4%) decided to undergo fertility preservation. No complications and postponement of chemotherapy due to fertility preservation procedures were noted. Conclusion: With careful consideration of the risks, the correct indication and diligent aftercare, the realisation of conception is possible also for patients with ovarian cancer.