Central pelvic recurrence 7 years after radical vaginal trachelectomy.

Background: We report a case of central pelvic recurrence 7 years after radical vaginal trachelectomy for adenocarcinoma of the cervix.

Case: A 30-year-old woman was treated by radical vaginal trachelectomy and bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection (a fertility sparing procedure) in 1996 for cervical cancer. Pathology demonstrated a well differentiated, stage 1B1 adenocarcinoma.