Cervical cancer is one of the most frequent malignancies diagnosed during pregnancy. Karam et al. report the case of a 28-year-old woman who was diagnosed with poorly-differentiated stage IB2 squamous-cell cervical carcinoma at 23 weeks of gestation. The patient received neoadjuvant cisplatin, underwent radical cesarean hysterectomy and after delivery commenced pelvic radiation therapy with cisplatin chemosensitization. The authors discuss the treatment and management options for women diagnosed with cervical carcinoma during pregnancy and review the reported experience with the use of chemotherapy in such cases.
- Amer Karam
- Nancy Feldman
- Christine H Holschneider
