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

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

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, confir...

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Main Authors: D. Wildemeersch, E. Anderson, K. Lambein, P. Pauwels, M. Dhont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/431950
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spelling doaj-b22ec4198e5a4abbbdcb1f77f5c74d972020-11-24T23:22:53ZengHindawi LimitedObstetrics and Gynecology International1687-95891687-95972010-01-01201010.1155/2010/431950431950Successful Treatment of Early Endometrial Carcinoma by Local Delivery of Levonorgestrel: A Case ReportD. Wildemeersch0E. Anderson1K. Lambein2P. Pauwels3M. Dhont4Gynecological Outpatient Clinic and Training Center, Rooseveltlaan 43/44, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumWoman To Woman Total Care, 3411 North 5th Avenue, AZ 85013, USAGoormaghtigh Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumGoormaghtigh Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/431950
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author D. Wildemeersch
E. Anderson
K. Lambein
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M. Dhont
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E. Anderson
K. Lambein
P. Pauwels
M. Dhont
Successful Treatment of Early Endometrial Carcinoma by Local Delivery of Levonorgestrel: A Case Report
Obstetrics and Gynecology International
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E. Anderson
K. Lambein
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M. Dhont
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title Successful Treatment of Early Endometrial Carcinoma by Local Delivery of Levonorgestrel: A Case Report
title_short Successful Treatment of Early Endometrial Carcinoma by Local Delivery of Levonorgestrel: A Case Report
title_full Successful Treatment of Early Endometrial Carcinoma by Local Delivery of Levonorgestrel: A Case Report
title_fullStr Successful Treatment of Early Endometrial Carcinoma by Local Delivery of Levonorgestrel: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Successful Treatment of Early Endometrial Carcinoma by Local Delivery of Levonorgestrel: A Case Report
title_sort successful treatment of early endometrial carcinoma by local delivery of levonorgestrel: a case report
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Obstetrics and Gynecology International
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description 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.
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