2013
DOI: 10.5114/pm.2013.39806
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Melanoma in pregnancy – where we are?

Abstract: SummaryWith rising rates of melanoma and women bearing children at older ages, the incidence of malignant melanoma in pregnancy will continue to increase. Initial reports in the 1950s portrayed a belief of the medical community that pregnant women who were diagnosed with malignant melanoma suffered a poorer prognosis. Numerous studies since then have shown that this is not the case, and pregnancy has not been shown to have a negative impact on the prognosis of malignant melanoma. Various mechanisms of hormones… Show more

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“…Delaying the treatment of metastatic lesions in the brain is not advisable. Radiosurgery delivers very high doses to very small volumes in the brain and, with careful treatment planning, it should be possible to treat a pregnant patient with a minimal exposure to the foetus [ 48 ]. Chemotherapy is of no practical use in such cases [ 49 ].…”
Section: Treatment Of Tumours Occurring During Pregnancymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Delaying the treatment of metastatic lesions in the brain is not advisable. Radiosurgery delivers very high doses to very small volumes in the brain and, with careful treatment planning, it should be possible to treat a pregnant patient with a minimal exposure to the foetus [ 48 ]. Chemotherapy is of no practical use in such cases [ 49 ].…”
Section: Treatment Of Tumours Occurring During Pregnancymentioning
confidence: 99%