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  • Title: Glioblastoma multiforme in pregnancy.
    Author: Mackenzie AP, Levine G, Garry D, Figueroa R.
    Journal: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med; 2005 Jan; 17(1):81-3. PubMed ID: 15804792.
    Abstract:
    Brain tumors in pregnancy are uncommon occurrences. A 48-year-old female at 36 2/7 weeks of gestation presented with right-sided weakness and parasthesias, a facial droop, and an unsteady gait. Brain imaging studies revealed a left-sided parietal lesion impinging upon the lateral ventricle. She underwent a cesarean delivery and then a craniotomy with resection of a glioblastoma multiforme two days later. Despite treatment with radiation and chemotherapy, she died nine months later. Glioblastoma multiforme is a rare diagnosis during pregnancy which may present as a neurologic emergency.
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