The use of cisplatin to treat advanced-stage cervical cancer during pregnancy allows fetal development and prevents cancer progression: Report of a Case and review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-276

  Boyd, Angela ^a,b   Cowie, Valerie ^a   Gourley, Charlie ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical carcinoma; Cisplatin; Neoadjuvant chemotherapy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CISPLATIN; OXYGEN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLPOSCOPY; DELIVERY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MATURITY; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTOTOXICITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; ADENOCARCINOMA; DRUG EFFECT; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CISPLATIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 65649131930     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/IGC.0b013e31819bcff8     Document Type: Article

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