title: Bone and soft tissue sarcomas during pregnancy: A narrative review of the literature.
abstract: Bone or soft tissue sarcomas are rarely diagnosed during pregnancy. Until today 137 well documented cases have been reported in the English literature between 1963 and 2014. Thirty-eight pregnant mothers were diagnosed with osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma or chondrosarcoma, whereas 95 other cases of soft tissue sarcomas of various types have been documented. We present the clinical picture and therapeutic management of this coexistence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Ioannina University Hospital, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zarkavelis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Ioannina University Hospital, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Petrakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, Athens University, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fotopoulos
authors.affiliation: REA Maternity Hospital, A. Sygrou Avenue, 383, P. Faliro, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitrou
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Ioannina University Hospital, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pavlidis
keywords: Bone sarcomas; Cancer; Pregnancy; Soft tissue sarcomas