Maternal pancreatic carcinoma metastatic to the placenta: a case report and literature review.
In this article, we report a case of maternal pancreatic carcinoma metastatic to the placenta. The baby is alive and well, with no evidence of tumor metastasis at the age of 1 year. We also present a comprehensive review of all maternal cancers with metastasis to the placenta and/or baby published in the English language.
Al-Adnani
Mudher
M
Department of Histopathology, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK. madnani8@hotmail.com
Kiho
Liina
L
Scheimberg
Irene
I
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*