Objective: The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical outcome of patients with diagnosis of leiomyoma with bizarre nuclei (LBN) undergoing uterus saving surgery due to fertility preservation.
Design: Retrospective clinical study.
Setting: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, General University Hospital, Prague.
Methods: This was a retrospective clinical study of patients with LBN diagnosis after myomectomy between January 2002 and June 2017 which were searched in our database. The data were obtained from medical documentation and from correspondence with patients.
Results: We identified 37 patients meeting the criteria in our database. The median age of the patients was 34.0 years. 30 patients (81.1%) underwent laparoscopic procedure, 7 (18.9.%) had open myomectomy. The perioperative appearance of fibroid was found normal in 27 cases (73.0%), in the rest the appearance was described somehow abnormal. The follow-up data were obtained from 35 women; the median follow-up time was 48 months. 9 patients (25.7%) needed re-intervention for fibroids with 2 specimens (22.2%) classified as LBN again. The overall pregnancy rate was 63.6% and life birth rate was 33.3%. We did not observe any distant recurrence of the disease or malignant recurrence or death related to the diagnosis.
Conclusion: Uterus sparing surgery for treatment of LBN seems to be safe and reasonable therapy for women wishing to preserve fertility.
Keywords: atypical leiomyoma; leiomyoma with bizarre nuclei; myomectomy; prognosis; reproduction.