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Fertility-Sparing Surgery for Borderline Ovarian Tumors: Oncologic Safety and Reproductive Outcomes
  1. Taejong Song, MD,
  2. Chel Hun Choi, MD,
  3. Hwang Shin Park, MD,
  4. Min-Kyu Kim, MD,
  5. Yoo-Young Lee, MD,
  6. Tae-Joong Kim, MD,
  7. Jeong-Won Lee, MD,
  8. Duk-Soo Bae, MD, PhD and
  9. Byoung-Gie Kim, MD, PhD
  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Byoung-Gie Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-Dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. E-mail: bgkim{at}skku.edu.

Abstract

Introduction: To evaluate the oncological safety and reproductive outcomes of patients with borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) treated with fertility-sparing surgery.

Methods: Patients with BOTs who underwent radical or fertility-sparing surgery between 1997 and 2009 were identified from an institutional database. The recurrence rates were compared between the 2 surgery groups. To compare the reproductive outcomes, all patients who underwent fertility-sparing surgery were interviewed by telephone.

Results: One hundred forty-three patients underwent radical surgery, and 155 patients underwent fertility-sparing surgery. After a median interval of 38 months from the initial surgery (range, 10-77 months), 19 patients had a recurrence. The recurrence rate was similar in the radical and fertility-sparing surgery groups (4.9% and 7.7%, respectively; P = 0.280). In the fertility-sparing surgery group, however, the main site of recurrence was the remaining ovary that was successfully salvaged with a second round of fertility-sparing surgery. Of 51 patients who attempted to conceive, 45 patients (88.2%) were successful and resulted in 54 term deliveries.

Conclusions: Fertility-sparing surgery for BOTs is safe and can result in future pregnancies, suggesting that such surgery should be considered for young patients who desire preservation of fertility.

  • Borderline ovarian tumor
  • Fertility-sparing surgery
  • Conservative surgery
  • Radical surgery

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