Pregnancy rates after conservative treatment for borderline ovarian tumours: a systematic review.

Journal article

Borderline ovarian tumours account for 10-15% of all ovarian cancers, and there have been numerous studies indicating their excellent long-term prognosis. As this disease commonly affects younger women, the issue of fertility-preserving surgery is increasingly important. A systematic review of the literature, searching the relevant electronic databases was performed analysing conservative surgery, borderline ovarian tumours and pregnancy rates/fertility outcome. Overall, 19 studies met the in...

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Authors: Swanton, A; Bankhead, C; Kehoe, S

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
• Volume: 135
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 3-7
• Publication date: 2007-11-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.05.011
• EISSN: 1872-7654
• ISSN: 0301-2115
• Language: English
• Keywords: Pregnancy Outcome; Adult; Treatment Outcome; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Retrospective Studies; Humans; Pregnancy Rate; Pregnancy; Fertility; Ovariectomy; Ovarian Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Follow-Up Studies; Female