Primary brain tumours, meningiomas and brain metastases in pregnancy: Report on 27 cases and review of literature

Verheecke, Magali; Halaska, Michael J; Lok, Christianne A; Ottevanger, Petronella B; Fruscio, Robert; Dahl-Steffensen, Karina; Kolawa, Wojciech; Gziri, Mina Mhallem; Han, Sileny Naeyu; Van Calsteren, Kristel; Van den Heuvel, Frank; De Vleeschouwer, Steven; Clement, Paul; Menten, Johan; Amant, Frédéric; ESGO Task Force ‘Cancer in Pregnancy’,

doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2014.02.018

Primary brain tumours, meningiomas and brain metastases in pregnancy: Report on 27 cases and review of literature

Author:

Verheecke, Magali

Halaska, Michael J ; Lok, Christianne A ; Ottevanger, Petronella B ; Fruscio, Robert ; Dahl-Steffensen, Karina ; Kolawa, Wojciech ; Gziri, Mina Mhallem ; Han, Sileny Naeyu ; Van Calsteren, Kristel ; Van den Heuvel, Frank ; De Vleeschouwer, Steven ; Clement, Paul ; Menten, Johan ; Amant, Frédéric ; ESGO Task Force ‘Cancer in Pregnancy’,

Keywords:

Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Oncology, Pregnancy, Brain tumour, Surgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, TRANSPLACENTAL TRANSFER, INTRACRANIAL NEOPLASMS, RADIOTHERAPY, MANAGEMENT, OUTCOMES, CANCER, GLIOBLASTOMA, TEMOZOLOMIDE, CONCOMITANT, GLIOMA, Adult, Brain Neoplasms, Delivery, Obstetric, Female, Humans, Meningeal Neoplasms, Meningioma, Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic, Pregnancy Outcome, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, ESGO Task Force ‘Cancer in Pregnancy’, 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, Oncology & Carcinogenesis, 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis

Abstract:

The concurrence of intracranial tumours with pregnancy is rare. The purpose of this study was to describe all reported patients registered in the international Cancer in Pregnancy registration study (CIP study; http://www.cancerinpregnancy.org), and to review the literature in order to obtain better insight into outcome and possibilities of treatment in pregnancy.