Successful Treatment of Early Endometrial Carcinoma by Local Delivery of Levonorgestrel: A Case Report

D. Wildemeersch; E. Anderson; K. Lambein; P. Pauwels; M. Dhont

doi:10.1155/2010/431950

Obstetrics and Gynecology International (Jan 2010)

Successful Treatment of Early Endometrial Carcinoma by Local Delivery of Levonorgestrel: A Case Report

D. Wildemeersch,
E. Anderson,
K. Lambein,
P. Pauwels,
M. Dhont

Affiliations

D. Wildemeersch: Gynecological Outpatient Clinic and Training Center, Rooseveltlaan 43/44, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
E. Anderson: Woman To Woman Total Care, 3411 North 5th Avenue, AZ 85013, USA
K. Lambein: Goormaghtigh Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
P. Pauwels: Goormaghtigh Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
M. Dhont: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/431950
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2010

Abstract

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We describe a case of a 67-year-old Caucasian woman with an early, moderately-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the endometrium. A levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system was inserted, which she tolerated well. A full D&C, following removal of the device, was performed after 9 months, confirming absence of tumoral tissue. Examination after 24 months showed a very thin endometrium, indicating complete remission.

Published in Obstetrics and Gynecology International

ISSN: 1687-9589 (Print); 1687-9597 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/8272

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