Conservative treatment may be beneficial for young women with atypical endometrial hyperplasia or endometrial adenocarcinoma.

Jadoul, Pascale;Donnez, Jacques
(2003) Fertility and sterility — Vol. 80, n° 6, p. 1315-1324 (2003)

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  • Jadoul, PascaleUCLouvain
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  • Donnez, JacquesUCLouvain
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether an alternative treatment to radical hysterectomy exists for young women with endometrial adenocarcinoma. DESIGN: A review of the literature (70 articles) plus personal results. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Women with atypical endometrial hyperplasia or adenocarcinoma. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The recurrence rate and the pregnancy rate after conservative therapy. CONCLUSION(S): Conservative treatment of well-differentiated stage I endometrial adenocarcinoma can be considered in young patients, with close surveillance to diagnose any possible recurrence.
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Jadoul, P., & Donnez, J. (2003). Conservative treatment may be beneficial for young women with atypical endometrial hyperplasia or endometrial adenocarcinoma. Fertility and sterility, 80(6), 1315-1324. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0015-0282(03)01183-X (Original work published 2003)