2009-01-28
Unintended pregnancy during radiotherapy for cancer
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Publication
Nature Clinical Practice Oncology , Volume 6 - Issue 3 p. 175- 178
Background: A 27-year-old woman with upper mediastinum stage IIA Hodgkin lymphoma was treated with six cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine chemotherapy. Two months later she received a total of 4,250 cGy to the upper mediastinum and left clavicular region over a 1-month period. One week after completion of radiotherapy she was found to be 13-weeks pregnant. Her physician advised her to terminate pregnancy. She contacted a teratology information service for further information regarding the risks of radiation exposure for her fetus. Investigations: Estimation of fetal radiation exposure, literature review and synthesis of published cases and effects of fetal radiation exposure. Diagnosis: Estimated fetal radiation dose between 5 and 18 cGy. Management: Counseling on the possible risks to the fetus as a result of radiation exposure.
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| doi.org/10.1038/ncponc1320, hdl.handle.net/1765/25069 | |
| Nature Clinical Practice Oncology | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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de Wildt, S., Taguchi, N., & Koren, G. (2009). Unintended pregnancy during radiotherapy for cancer. Nature Clinical Practice Oncology, 6(3), 175–178. doi:10.1038/ncponc1320 |
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