Fertility-sparing surgery may be an option in women who want to have children at a later date and who have early cancer in only one ovary. For this procedure, gynecologic oncologists remove the cancerous ovary and connected fallopian tube, which carries the egg to the uterus. They also remove a sample of the surface of the uterus in a procedure called dilation and curettage to ensure no cancer is present there. To ensure that fertility-sparing surgery is a safe option, our gynecologic oncologists carefully confirm that the cancer has not spread beyond one ovary. They perform one or more biopsies, which are the removal of tissue from the pelvic and abdominal cavities for evaluation under a microscope for signs of cancer. They may remove area lymph nodes, and may sample or remove the omentum, a layer of fatty tissue that covers the abdomen, to examine these areas for cancer.
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