Uterine Preservation Treatments in Sarcomas: Oncological Problems and Reproductive Results: A Systematic Review

Uterine sarcomas are rare cancers, sometimes diagnosed in women of childbearing age. Hysterectomy is the standard treatment in early stages. The option of lesion removal to save fertility is described in the literature, but it is still considered experimental. The objective of this systematic review...

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Autores principales: Giulia Dondi, Eleonora Porcu, Alessandra De Palma, Giuseppe Damiano, Eugenia De Crescenzo, Linda Cipriani, Maria Dirodi, Gloria Ravegnini, Antonio De Leo, Margherita Nannini, Martina Ferioli, Alessio G. Morganti, Maria Abbondanza Pantaleo, Pierandrea De Iaco, Anna Myriam Perrone
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bae5674429dd45e9b47b4b0d4e89961d2021-11-25T17:04:15ZUterine Preservation Treatments in Sarcomas: Oncological Problems and Reproductive Results: A Systematic Review10.3390/cancers132258082072-6694https://doaj.org/article/bae5674429dd45e9b47b4b0d4e89961d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/22/5808https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6694Uterine sarcomas are rare cancers, sometimes diagnosed in women of childbearing age. Hysterectomy is the standard treatment in early stages. The option of lesion removal to save fertility is described in the literature, but it is still considered experimental. The objective of this systematic review is to report on the available evidence on the reproductive and oncological outcomes of fertility-sparing treatment in women with uterine sarcomas. PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched between 1 January 2011 and 21 June 2021 for publications in English about women with uterine sarcoma treated with a fertility-sparing intervention. Thirty-seven studies were included for a total of 210 patients: 63 low-grade endometrial stromal sarcomas, 35 embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas of the cervix, 19 adenosarcomas, 7 leiomyosarcomas and 2 uterine tumors resembling an ovarian sex cord. Conservative treatment ensured pregnancy in 32% of cases. In terms of oncological outcomes, relapse was related to histology and the worst prognosis was reported for leiomyosarcoma, followed by low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma, which relapsed in 71% and 54% of cases, respectively. The highest death rate was associated with leiomyosarcoma (57.1%). This study demonstrated that fertility-sparing treatments may be employed in selected cases of early stage uterine sarcoma.Giulia DondiEleonora PorcuAlessandra De PalmaGiuseppe DamianoEugenia De CrescenzoLinda CiprianiMaria DirodiGloria RavegniniAntonio De LeoMargherita NanniniMartina FerioliAlessio G. MorgantiMaria Abbondanza PantaleoPierandrea De IacoAnna Myriam PerroneMDPI AGarticlefertility-sparinggynecological cancerssarcomasuterine cancersassisted reproductive treatmentsNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENCancers, Vol 13, Iss 5808, p 5808 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic fertility-sparing
gynecological cancers
sarcomas
uterine cancers
assisted reproductive treatments
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle fertility-sparing
gynecological cancers
sarcomas
uterine cancers
assisted reproductive treatments
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Giulia Dondi
Eleonora Porcu
Alessandra De Palma
Giuseppe Damiano
Eugenia De Crescenzo
Linda Cipriani
Maria Dirodi
Gloria Ravegnini
Antonio De Leo
Margherita Nannini
Martina Ferioli
Alessio G. Morganti
Maria Abbondanza Pantaleo
Pierandrea De Iaco
Anna Myriam Perrone
Uterine Preservation Treatments in Sarcomas: Oncological Problems and Reproductive Results: A Systematic Review
description Uterine sarcomas are rare cancers, sometimes diagnosed in women of childbearing age. Hysterectomy is the standard treatment in early stages. The option of lesion removal to save fertility is described in the literature, but it is still considered experimental. The objective of this systematic review is to report on the available evidence on the reproductive and oncological outcomes of fertility-sparing treatment in women with uterine sarcomas. PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched between 1 January 2011 and 21 June 2021 for publications in English about women with uterine sarcoma treated with a fertility-sparing intervention. Thirty-seven studies were included for a total of 210 patients: 63 low-grade endometrial stromal sarcomas, 35 embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas of the cervix, 19 adenosarcomas, 7 leiomyosarcomas and 2 uterine tumors resembling an ovarian sex cord. Conservative treatment ensured pregnancy in 32% of cases. In terms of oncological outcomes, relapse was related to histology and the worst prognosis was reported for leiomyosarcoma, followed by low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma, which relapsed in 71% and 54% of cases, respectively. The highest death rate was associated with leiomyosarcoma (57.1%). This study demonstrated that fertility-sparing treatments may be employed in selected cases of early stage uterine sarcoma.
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author Giulia Dondi
Eleonora Porcu
Alessandra De Palma
Giuseppe Damiano
Eugenia De Crescenzo
Linda Cipriani
Maria Dirodi
Gloria Ravegnini
Antonio De Leo
Margherita Nannini
Martina Ferioli
Alessio G. Morganti
Maria Abbondanza Pantaleo
Pierandrea De Iaco
Anna Myriam Perrone
author_facet Giulia Dondi
Eleonora Porcu
Alessandra De Palma
Giuseppe Damiano
Eugenia De Crescenzo
Linda Cipriani
Maria Dirodi
Gloria Ravegnini
Antonio De Leo
Margherita Nannini
Martina Ferioli
Alessio G. Morganti
Maria Abbondanza Pantaleo
Pierandrea De Iaco
Anna Myriam Perrone
author_sort Giulia Dondi
title Uterine Preservation Treatments in Sarcomas: Oncological Problems and Reproductive Results: A Systematic Review
title_short Uterine Preservation Treatments in Sarcomas: Oncological Problems and Reproductive Results: A Systematic Review
title_full Uterine Preservation Treatments in Sarcomas: Oncological Problems and Reproductive Results: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr Uterine Preservation Treatments in Sarcomas: Oncological Problems and Reproductive Results: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed Uterine Preservation Treatments in Sarcomas: Oncological Problems and Reproductive Results: A Systematic Review
title_sort uterine preservation treatments in sarcomas: oncological problems and reproductive results: a systematic review
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/bae5674429dd45e9b47b4b0d4e89961d
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