Central nervous system complications of von Hippel-Lindau disease and pregnancy; perinatal considerations: case report and literature review.
A 30-year-old woman with von Hippel-Lindau disease presented at 30 weeks' gestation with a symptomatic cerebellar hemangioblastoma. She underwent a craniotomy for complete removal of the tumor. The postoperative period and the remaining of the pregnancy were uneventful. She delivered under epidural anesthesia after induction for postterm.
Delisle
M F
MF
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver BC, Canada. mfdelisle@hotmail.com
Valimohamed
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Douglas
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D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000150:complications*