title: Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and pregnancy: presentation of 16 cases.
abstract: Chemotherapy and obstetric care of 16 pregnant patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are reported in this paper. All patients received chemotherapy during the various trimesters of pregnancy, including 8 cases during the first trimester, and there was no evidence of congenital malformations in any offspring. Fifteen babies are alive, healthy, and at a normal level of growth 3 to 11 years after birth. Eight mothers who achieved complete remission are alive and free of disease, 4 to 9 years after delivery, without maintenance treatment and would be considered cured. On the basis of the present study it was concluded that pregnancy is not a contraindication for treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, cytotoxic drugs do not necessarily cause congenital malformations, and long-term remission can be achieved in these mothers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Oncology Hospital, National Medical Center, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avilés
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Díaz-Maqueo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Torras
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guzmán
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012074:Remission Induction