Fertility sparing treatment for bilateral borderline ovarian tumor: a case report and management strategy explication

Minerva Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Dec;75(6):583-587. doi: 10.23736/S2724-606X.22.05115-6. Epub 2022 Oct 4.

Abstract

A bilateral adnexal mass with suspected carcinosis could be a challenging experience for the gynecologist especially in fertile age and in patients with a desire for pregnancy. A 26-year-old patient who came to the outpatient clinical observation for bilateral, multilocular pelvic masses, with more than 4 papillary structures, color score 2, hypomobile compared to the uterus and rectum, respectively of 65 and 68mm in maximum diameter, free liquid in the abdomen and suspected of ovarian neoplasm. Positive tumor markers and a strong desire of a fertility sparing treatment (FST). A 2-step surgical approach managed to perform a diagnosis of bilateral ovarian borderline tumor with implants and a fertility sparing surgery. Harvesting and cryopreserving oocytes prior to the cytoreductive intervention was successfully performed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fertility
  • Fertility Preservation*
  • Humans
  • Organ Sparing Treatments
  • Ovarian Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Ovariectomy