Hodgkin’s disease and pregnancy: case series and proposal for treatment protocol

Autor: Carolina Kassab, Guilherme Fleury Perini, Patrícia Weinschenker Bollmann, Fabio Rodrigues Kerbauy, Nelson Hamerschlak
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 216-219 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1679-4508
Popis: The peak frequency of Hodgkin’s disease convergesmatches withwomen of reproductive fertility age. Currently, this disease is thefourth more diagnosed neoplasia during pregnancy. In addition, thereis no consensus in the literature on how to treat pregnant womenbecause of the risks of chemotherapy for mothers and for fetuses.We report three cases of pregnant women with Hodgkin’s disease.A review of the literature was made aiming to suggest a protocol totreat these patients.
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