Successful in vitro fertilization pregnancy after conservative management of endometrial cancer.

OBJECTIVE

To report a successful IVF pregnancy in an infertile couple after conservative treatment of endometrial cancer.

DESIGN

Case report and literature review.

SETTING

University teaching hospital.

PATIENT(S): A 29-year-old infertile white woman.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Successful pregnancy after conservative management of endometrial cancer.

INTERVENTION(S): Grade 1 endometrial adenocarcinoma diagnosed at hysteroscopy, followed by dilatation and curettage (D&C). On follow-up D&C, pathologic examination was normal after high-dose progesterone therapy. The patient subsequently underwent an IVF cycle with transfer of three blastocysts.

RESULT(S): The patient delivered triplets by cesarean section. Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was then done. No residual endometrial cancer was evident in the hysterectomy specimen, but a 1.1-cm cystic mixed endometrioid and clear cell-type adenocarcinoma was discovered in the left ovary. The patient is doing well after 3 cycles of chemotherapy; her CA-125 level is normal. The triplets are also doing well.

CONCLUSION(S): In carefully chosen situations, deferring surgery in infertile patients with endometrial cancer may be a viable option permitting subsequent successful pregnancy.