Management of cerebral neoplasia during pregnancy.

Brain cancer during pregnancy is an unusual event with a poor resolution due to its signs and symptoms that can be confounded with those of pregnancy. Complications like infections and hemorrhages can occur due to multiple tumoral surgeries and these may represent another risk factor and can increase the morbidity and mortality. One of the most important facts we noticed in our two cases we encountered is that both patients were very young (25 years old and, respectively, 26 years old) and both were pregnant when the diagnosis was established. The histopathological exam revealed different results, as one had glioblastoma and the other had anaplastic oligodendroglioma. The last one needed multiple intervention due to complications. In both cases, the newborns had a favorable evolution and the patients started radiotherapy after delivery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]