{"title":"Malignancy in pregnancy","authors":"Saadiya Aziz Karim , Mahmood I. Shafi","doi":"10.1016/j.curobgyn.2005.09.008","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Malignant disease in pregnancy represents a complex situation with medical and ethical issues. Delayed diagnosis occurs when symptoms are attributed to pregnancy. Once malignancy is diagnosed, gestational age becomes important in further management. Magnetic resonance imaging is safe in pregnancy and can be used for staging purposes. Maternal counselling is of paramount importance in decision-making.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":84528,"journal":{"name":"Current obstetrics & gynaecology","volume":"15 6","pages":"Pages 414-416"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2005-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.curobgyn.2005.09.008","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current obstetrics & gynaecology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957584705001125","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Malignant disease in pregnancy represents a complex situation with medical and ethical issues. Delayed diagnosis occurs when symptoms are attributed to pregnancy. Once malignancy is diagnosed, gestational age becomes important in further management. Magnetic resonance imaging is safe in pregnancy and can be used for staging purposes. Maternal counselling is of paramount importance in decision-making.