Needleoscopic Conservative Staging of Borderline Ovarian Tumor

摘要

Study Objective: To investigate the safety and technical feasibility of needleoscopic fertility-sparing staging of borderline ovarian tumors.Design: Video article and review of the literature (Canadian Task Force classification Level III).Setting: This 29-year-old woman had a right ovarian cyst suspicious for borderline ovarian tumor on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound showing the presence of a right unilocular ovarian cyst with a papillary projection. Informed consent for abdominal or laparoscopic approach was obtained from the patient in accordance with the local legislation.The patient also provided informed consent to use images and videos of the procedure. Institutional Review Board approval was not required for this kind of procedure.