title: [Melanoma: A protective role of pregnancy? A case report and review of literature].
abstract: Melanoma is actually one of the most common malignancies to be diagnosed during pregnancy. Nevertheless, the role of the pregnancy hormones on the melanoma course is not yet completely clear. We present the case of melanoma in a pregnant woman, with a particularly fulminant postpartum development. This raised the question of a possible protection by the pregnancy hormones against melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie plastique, reconstructive et esthétique, hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 4, rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, 1211 Genève, Suisse. juliesvr@yahoo.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schaepkens van Riempst
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schertenleib
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis