Pregnancy and genital sarcoma: A systematic review of the literature

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 507-518

  Matsuo, Koji ^a,b   Eno, Michele L ^b   Im, Dwight D ^a,c   Rosenshein, Neil B ^a,c  

^a Obstetrics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Retroperitoneal sarcoma; Review; Uterine sarcoma; Vaginal sarcoma; Vulvar sarcoma

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIVERY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENITAL SARCOMA; GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVE BIRTH; OVARY TUMOR; PELVIS TUMOR; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL SARCOMA; REVIEW; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS SARCOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA TUMOR; VULVA TUMOR;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749096277     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1215428     Document Type: Review

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