A clinical case of preservation of reproductive potential in a patient with invasive cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor originating from the mucous membrane of the cervix (ectocervix or endocervix). In 2020, 604,000 new cases of the disease were registered, with 342,000 deaths. Today, a significant rejuvenation of this pathology is recorded – the highest incidence rate occurs in the age group from 15 to 39 years.

The cause of the development of cervical cancer is the human papillomavirus of oncogenic genotypes, and in Russia, human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 are found in most patients. Risk factors: early onset of sexual activity, frequent change of sexual partners, refusal of “barrier” type contraceptives, smoking, immunosuppression, the question of the influence of various sexually transmitted infections is being discussed.

The present article describes a clinical case of performing an organ-preserving operation: laparoscopic extended trachelectomy with sentinel lymph nodes determination, urgent cytological and histological studies, with the formation of the obturator apparatus with a soft titanium nickelide implant for invasive cervical cancer in a patient with unrealized reproductive function.

Organ-preserving surgeries in patients with cervical cancer allow preserving childbearing function while maintaining oncological radicality of surgical treatment. A modern, multidisciplinary approach of an oncologist-gynecologist and a reproductologist is the basis of a modern strategy for managing a patient with cervical cancer and unrealized reproductive function.