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[Hairy cell leukemia in pregnancy].
- Source :
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Ginekologia polska [Ginekol Pol] 2005 Nov; Vol. 76 (11), pp. 898-901. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Pregnancy complicated by HCL is an extremlely rare event: only 5 report of HCL in pregnancy have been previously described. A 36-year-old women was diagnosed of HCL presented in 14 week of her 5th pregnancy. Therapy was initiated in 18 wk of gestation with IFN-alpha at dose 6 x 106 U subcutaneous 3 times per week and prednisone 20 mg/d. IFN-alpha administration was well tolerated. After IFN-alpha therapy partial remission was achieved. The course of the pregnancy was normal. At week 39 of gestation a cesarean cection was performed and the patient delivered a healthy male infant weighing 3460 g with Apgar score of 10. The placenta was of normal size, no infiltration of hairy cell was founded. Post-partum course was uncomplicated. The patient elected to not breast feed her infant. 3 weeks after delivery patient had a 5-days course of 2CDA
- Subjects :
- Adult
Female
Humans
Interferon-alpha administration & dosage
Prednisone administration & dosage
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use
Leukemia, Hairy Cell diagnosis
Leukemia, Hairy Cell drug therapy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic drug therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Polish
- ISSN :
- 0017-0011
- Volume :
- 76
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Ginekologia polska
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16566365