Third trimester chemotherapy and neonatal hematopoiesis.
An 18-year-old woman with severe pancytopenia secondary to chemotherapy given in the third trimester of pregnancy and who delivered an infant with normal peripheral blood counts is reported. The literature is reviewed, and recommendations for the method of delivery in this setting are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000150:complications*