Malignant melanoma occurring during pregnancy: a report of the Northern Israel Oncology Center (1968-1988).
Medical records of seven patients treated within a 20 year period for malignant melanoma during pregnancy were reviewed. No significant detrimental prognostic effects could be attributed to pregnancy. The current literature on melanoma and pregnancy is discussed. Based on this, pregnancy seems not to be contraindicated in melanoma patients.
Stein
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Northern Israel Oncology Center, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
Fried
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Borovik
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Halpern
J
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Beck
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Robinson
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D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D015996:Survival Rate