Academic Editors: Alessandro Conforti and Michael H. Dahan
Background: Given that borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) are usually
found in young, fertile women without a history of childbirth, fertility
preservation should be considered in the treatment plan. This retrospective study
aimed to evaluate the safety of ovarian cystectomy in patients with BOTs.
Methods: Patients with BOTs treated between August 2007 and August 2016
at our institution were divided into two groups according to the type of surgery:
the cystectomy group and the oophorectomy group with or without salpingectomy,
and differences in surgical outcomes were compared. The cumulative disease
recurrence was also compared using Kaplan–Meier curves. Results: Of the
162 patients enrolled, 128 (79.0%) underwent an oophorectomy with or without
salpingectomy and 34 (21.0%) underwent an ovarian cystectomy. The patients in
the cystectomy group were younger than those in the oophorectomy group (29.2
years vs. 46.5 years, p