The Perspectives of Fertility Preservation in Women with Endometrial Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological cancer in developed countries. The disease is diagnosed with increasing frequency in younger women, commonly also in their reproductive age. The standard treatment of endometrial cancer is surgical in the form of hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and this precludes future fertility in younger women. The current challenge is to identify the group of women with endometrial cancer and low-risk features that would benefit from more conservative treatment options. More focus in management needs to be aimed towards the preservation of quality of life, without jeopardizing oncological outcomes. In this review, we analyze the current approaches to identification of women for conservative management and evaluate the success of diff

SUBMITTER: Knez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7913307 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature