Open AccessMetastatic brain tumour in pregnancy: A case report
Author(s) -
S Pantovic,
Radmila Sparić,
Radovan Mijalcic
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1206365p
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , neurosurgery , thyroid , surgery , malignancy , pathology , genetics , biology
Malignant tumours of the central nervous system in pregnancy are rare and are most frequently diagnosed in the second part of pregnancy. Of all malignant tumours which may occur in pregnancy, intracranial tumours bear the highest risk of maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality.