RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Good fetal outcome of pregnancies with gynecologic cancer conditions: cases and literature review
JF International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer
JO Int J Gynecol Cancer
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 225
OP 230
DO 10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200602001-00036
VO 16
IS Suppl 1
A1 F. Ghaemmaghami
A1 M. Hasanzadeh
YR 2006
UL http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/16/Suppl_1/225.abstract
AB Gynecologic malignancies frequently occur in women of reproductive age and are estimated to complicate 1 in 1000 pregnancies. Cancer diagnosis may be delayed because of difficulties in distinguishing symptoms from physiologic changes in pregnancy. Another problem is applying the standard workup in pregnant women. These reports describe the good fetal outcome of pregnancies in patients with vulvar and ovarian carcinoma. Patients underwent multimodality treatment, and their infants were developmentally normal. Vulvar and ovarian cancer is a rare finding in pregnancy. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment offer the best prognosis. Aggressive postoperative chemotherapy also continues to better the outcome.