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. 2012 Feb 23;2012:238061. doi: 10.1155/2012/238061

Table 2.

Relevant case series reports in the literature concerning fertility-sparing surgery in epithelial ovarian cancer: reproductive outcome.

Author [reference] Patients
(N)
Mean age
(years)
FIGO stage
N (%)
Childbearing wish
N (%)
Successful conception
N (%)
Abortions
N (%)
IVF
N (%)
Delivery modus
Kwon et al. 2009 [18] 21 26.7 17 (80.9%) : IA
4 (19.04%) : IC
5 (23.8%) 5 (100%) 0 0 Spontaneous
Schlaerth et al. 2009 [3] 20 27 11 (55%) : IA
9 (45%) : IC
6 (30%) 6 (100%) NR NR NR
Borgfeldt et al. 2007 [20] 11 27.5 IA–IC NR 7 0 NR NR
Morice et al. 2005 [29] 34 27 30 (88%) : Ia
3 (8.8%) : Ic
1 (3%) : IIa
NR 9 1 (11.1%) 0 NR
Schilder et al. 2002 [11] 52 26 42 (80.7%) : IA
10 (19.2%) : IC
24 (46.1%) 17 (71%) 5 (29%) 0 NR
Morice et al. 2001 [30] 25 24 19 (76%) : IA
6 (24%) : IC
4 (16%) 4 (100%) 1 (25%) NR NR
Raspagliesi et al. 1997 [31] 10 22.7 Ia,G3 : 2 (20%)
Ic : 2 (20%)
IIIa : 2 (20%)
IIIc : 4 (40%)
5 (50%) 3 (60%) 1 (33%) 0 NR
Zanetta et al. 1997 [12] 56 29 32 (57%) : IA
2 (3.5%) : IB
22 (39%) : IC
NR 20 4 (20%) 0 15 (75%): vaginal
2 (10%): caesarean sections
Satoh et al. 2010 [16] 211 29 126 (60%) IA
85 (40%) IC
84 (40%) 55 (66%) 10 (18%) 5 (2.4%) NR

Total 440 28 279 (63.4%) : IA
4 (1%) : IB
141 (32%) : IC
127 (29%) 22 (17.3%) 5 Mainly spontaneous

NR: not reported.