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

Authors :: Carolina Kassab
Guilherme Fleury Perini
Patrícia Weinschenker Bollmann
Fabio Rodrigues Kerbauy
Nelson Hamerschlak
Source :: Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 216-219 (2011)
Publication Year :: 2011
Publisher :: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, 2011.
Abstract: 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.

Subjects :: Hodgkin disease/drug therapy
Pregnancy complications
neoplastic/drug therapy
Case reports
Medicine

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