less radical surgery for patient with early-stage cervical cancer

conclusions trachelectomy represents a valuable conservative surgical approach for stage invasive cervical cancer. case report a 30-years-old woman with squamous cell cervical cancer stage (1 a ii) diagnosed at september 2011 expressed a wish for fertility-sparing treatment. radical abdominal hysterectomy and pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy were performed which showed no evidence of lymphatic metastasis. subsequently, at last follow-up (5 months post-surgery), good oncologic outcomes were found after this procedure. this was the first case of fertility-sparing radical trachelectomy procedures performed at our institution. introduction surgery in cervical cancer should be used with intention of cure. radical abdominal trachelectomy is a feasible operation for selected patients with stage iα-1β cervical cancer which fertility can be preserved.