First birth after uterine transposition in low-volume lymph node metastasis of cervical cancer: A long journey for success
Corresponding Author
Renato Moretti-Marques MD, PhD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Correspondence Renato Moretti-Marques, MD, PhD, Av. Albert Einstein 627, São Paulo City 05652-900, Brazil.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorIve Bahia Franca MD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorPedro Ernesto de Cillo MD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorVanessa Alvarenga-Bezerra MD, MSc
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorJuliana Karassawa Helito MD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorDonato Callegaro Filho MD, PhD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorNam Jin Kim MD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorReitan Ribeiro MD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Erasto Gaertner, Curitiba, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Renato Moretti-Marques MD, PhD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Correspondence Renato Moretti-Marques, MD, PhD, Av. Albert Einstein 627, São Paulo City 05652-900, Brazil.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorIve Bahia Franca MD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorPedro Ernesto de Cillo MD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorVanessa Alvarenga-Bezerra MD, MSc
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorJuliana Karassawa Helito MD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorDonato Callegaro Filho MD, PhD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorNam Jin Kim MD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo City, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorReitan Ribeiro MD
Department of Gynecological Oncology, Hospital Erasto Gaertner, Curitiba, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Locally advanced cervical cancer poses a significant challenge to fertility-sparing treatments. Pelvic radiotherapy impairs reproductive potential owing to ovarian, uterine, and endometrial side effects. This study presents a literature review of the main fertility-sparing therapeutic alternatives for locally advanced cervical cancer and a case report of the first childbirth following uterine transposition for gynecological malignancies.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Open Research
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.
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