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Medulloblastoma in two successive pregnancies.

Razak AR, Nasser Q, Morris P, Alcutt D, Grogan L

Department of Medical Oncology, Beamont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. albiruni_ryan@yahoo.co.uk

A 24-year old primaparous female at 20 weeks gestation presented acutely with cerebellar symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging brain showed evidence of a cerebellar vermis lesion. This was diagnosed as medulloblastoma on histopathological analysis. She underwent surgical debulking and radiotherapy. Interestingly, the lesion recurred 4 years later on her second pregnancy. She underwent further surgical debulking and adjuvant chemotherapy. We believe this is the first reported description of recurrent medulloblastoma in successive pregnancies. A brief discussion on this disease and its management in pregnancy setting is also presented.

Published 3 June 2005 in J Neurooncol, 73(1): 89-90.
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