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Impact Of Pregnancy On Cancer Survival: Experience At A Tertiary Care Hospital, Dur-E- Shahwar, Sheikh Irfan, Zaheena Islam, Lumaan Sheikh
Impact Of Pregnancy On Cancer Survival: Experience At A Tertiary Care Hospital, Dur-E- Shahwar, Sheikh Irfan, Zaheena Islam, Lumaan Sheikh
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Objectives: To assess the overall survival of pregnant women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy or became pregnant thereafter.
Methods: A retrospective medical record review of 90 patients who were diagnosed with cancer when pregnant or who became pregnant thereafter between 1996 and 2015 in Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Results: A total of 90 patients were analyzed. The malignancies that expectant mothers had were, breast cancer 38 (42.2%), hematological cancers 29 (32.2%), brain cancer 10 (11.1%), and other malignancies 13 (14.4%) that included thyroid cancers, gestational trophoblastic disease and synovial tumor of foot. We observed only four deaths out of …
Pregnancy After Embolization For Arteriovenous Malformation: An Uncommon Successful Outcome, Arshia Javed, Sana Sheikh
Pregnancy After Embolization For Arteriovenous Malformation: An Uncommon Successful Outcome, Arshia Javed, Sana Sheikh
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an uncommon but fatal condition and can cause bleeding from abnormal connection between artery and vein. Pregnancy after embolization of uterine AVM is very uncommon, and there are increased risks of spontaneous abortion and growth retardation. We report a case of pregnancy after bilateral uterine artery embolization for AVM and its successful outcome..