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Table I. Characteristics and follow-up of the 31 patients who had an ovarian tissue cryopreservation
| Case no. |
Pathology |
Age (years) |
Marital status |
Previous chemotherapy |
Surgical acts associated |
Volume of ovarian tissue collected |
No. of cryopreserved fragments |
Primordial and primary follicles (no./mm2) |
Follow-up |
|
| 1 |
Sickle cell disease |
13 |
|
No |
Yes |
Half ovary |
17 |
0.71 |
Healthy |
| 2 |
Myelodysplasia |
21 |
Stable relationship |
No |
No |
Whole ovary |
21 |
0 |
Deceased |
| 3 |
Hodgkin's disease |
17.3 |
|
No |
No |
Half ovary |
23 |
0 |
Healthy |
| 4 |
Hodgkin's disease |
26.4 |
Married, one baby |
No |
Yes |
Half ovary |
16 |
0.31 |
Recurrence |
| 5 |
Neuroblastoma |
4 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Half ovary |
13 |
29.67 |
Deceased |
| 6 |
Leukaemia |
27 |
Single |
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
30 |
1.87 |
Healthy |
| 7 |
Hodgkin's disease |
20 |
Single |
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
26 |
1.80 |
NK |
| 8 |
Ewing sarcoma |
12.5 |
|
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
21 |
6 |
Deceased |
| 9 |
Neuroblastoma |
2.7 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Whole ovary |
24 |
26.5 |
Deceased |
| 10 |
Neuroblastoma |
14.3 |
|
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
24 |
4.25 |
Healthy |
| 11 |
Sickle cell disease |
12.4 |
|
No |
No |
Whole ovary |
21 |
8.5 |
Healthy |
| 12 |
Acute leukaemia |
6.1 |
|
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
15 |
0 |
Deceased |
| 13 |
Lymphoma |
34 |
Single |
No |
No |
Half ovary |
15 |
1.33 |
Healthy |
| 14 |
Lymphoma |
29 |
Married |
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
25 |
0.6 |
Healthy |
| 15 |
Ewing sarcoma |
24.3 |
Married |
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
23 |
0.29 |
Deceased |
| 16 |
Ewing sarcoma |
24.6 |
Married |
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
50 |
0.8 |
Healthy |
| 17 |
Sickle cell disease |
14.2 |
|
No |
Yes |
Whole ovary |
23 |
3.67 |
Healthy |
| 18 |
Hodgkin's disease |
33.1 |
Single |
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
27 |
2.23 |
Recurrence |
| 19 |
Acute leukaemia |
16.7 |
|
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
26 |
1 |
Deceased |
| 20 |
Peritoneal borderline tumour |
20.6 |
Single |
No |
Yes |
Two half ovaries |
36 |
0.67 |
Healthy |
| 21 |
Acute leukaemia |
11.6 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Whole ovary |
25 |
1 |
Healthy |
| 22 |
Breast cancer |
32.3 |
Stable relationship |
No |
No |
Half ovary |
20 |
0 |
Healthy |
| 23 |
Hodgkin's disease |
23.7 |
Single |
Yes |
No |
Half ovary |
32 |
14.25 |
NK |
| 24 |
Ewing sarcoma |
12.2 |
|
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
31 |
7.5 |
NK |
| 25 |
Neuroblastoma |
3.2 |
|
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
27 |
15.75 |
NK |
| 26 |
Medulloblastoma |
6.3 |
|
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
32 |
49.67 |
Deceased |
| 27 |
Acute leukaemia |
14.9 |
|
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
40 |
1.45 |
Deceased |
| 28 |
Hodgkin's disease |
28 |
Stable relationship |
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
36 |
2.5 |
NK |
| 29 |
Medulloblastoma |
4.3 |
|
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
24 |
0.56 |
NK |
| 30 |
Hodgkin's disease |
18.6 |
Single |
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
39 |
0.09 |
NK |
| 31 |
Hodgkin's disease |
27 |
Single |
Yes |
No |
Whole ovary |
30 |
0.02 |
NK |
|
| NK = not known. |
|
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Table II. Details of the 20 cases in which no ovarian cryopreservation was done
| Case |
Pathology |
Age (years) |
Marital status |
Previous chemotherapy |
Reason |
|
| A |
Eosinophil granuloma |
16 |
Single |
No |
No gonadotoxic treatment |
| B |
Eosinophil granuloma |
18 |
Single |
No |
No gonadotoxic treatment |
| C |
ORL lymphoepithelioma |
24.9 |
Married, 1 child |
No |
No gonadotoxic treatment |
| D |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma recurrence |
32.7 |
Married, 2 children |
Yes |
Premature ovarian failure |
| E |
Hodgkin's disease |
41.8 |
Stable relationship |
No |
Age |
| F |
Hodgkin's disease |
33.5 |
Single |
Yes |
Premature ovarian failure |
| G |
Nephrotic syndrome |
36.9 |
Married, 1 child |
No |
No gonadotoxic treatment |
| H |
Chronic lymphoid leukaemia |
28.4 |
Stable relationship |
No |
Pregnancy |
| I |
Hodgkin's disease |
24 |
Single |
Yes |
Premature ovarian failure |
| J |
Breast cancer |
35.1 |
Married |
No |
Patient declined |
| K |
Ovarian borderline tumour |
25.6 |
Stable relationship |
No |
No safe ovarian tissue |
| L |
Hodgkin's disease recurrence |
25 |
Married |
Yes |
IVF attempt |
| M |
Mediastinal lymphoma |
24.1 |
Single |
Yes |
Patient declined |
| N |
Ovarian teratoma |
16 |
|
No |
No ovarian tissue collection |
| O |
Ovarian borderline tumour |
29.3 |
Stable relationship |
No |
Normal tumoral markers |
| P |
Sickle cell disease |
5.6 |
|
No |
Anesthesic declined |
| Q |
Medulloblastoma |
1 |
|
Yes |
Parent declined |
| R |
Breast cancer |
38.5 |
Stable relationship |
No |
Age |
| S |
Breast cancer |
42.1 |
Stable relationship |
No |
Age |
| T |
Medulloblastoma |
2.5 |
|
Yes |
No gonadotoxic treatment |
|
| ORL = otorhinolaryngological. |
|
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Source: Human Reproduction, Vol. 17, No. 6, 1447-1452, June 2002.