Extended somatic support for a pregnant woman with brain death from metastatic malignant melanoma: a case report.
This is the first known case of extended somatic support beyond viability for a pregnant woman with brain death resulting from metastatic malignant melanoma, resulting in a live birth.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007, USA. yeungpjr@yahoo.com
Patrick
P
Yeung
Christopher
C
McManus
Jean-Gilles
JG
Tchabo
D000328:Adult; D001926:Brain Death; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008020:Life Support Care; D050498:Live Birth; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic