Hodgkin's disease during pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature
Korkontzelos, I.; Antoniou, N.; Akritidis, N.; Demou, A.; Zagaliki, A.; Lykoudis, S.
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology 32(4): 259-262
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0390-6663 PMID: 16440830 Document Number: 594144
The simultaneous presence of cancer and pregnancy is rare but occurs, creating extreme scenarios in clinical practice. Hodgkin's disease (HD), affects primarily young adults and therefore obstetricians may confront young women with this type of lymphoma during pregnancy. We report a case of a 27-year-old woman with HD who presented during the 28th week of gestation. After counseling the couple decided to continue with the pregnancy. The patient received conservative treatment with regression of the symptoms and rapid improvement of her general condition. At 36 weeks of gestation a healthy infant was born and the patient underwent chemotherapy after delivery with complete resolution of the disease.