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Peres,R.M.; Sanseverino,M.T.V.; Guimarães,J.L.M.; Coser,V.; Giuliani,L.; Moreira,R.K.; Ornsten,T.; Schüler-Faccini,L.. |
The objective of the present study was to evaluate and quantify fetal risks involved in the administration of cancer chemotherapy during gestation, as well as to assess the long-term effects on the exposed children. In this retrospective, cohort study, we reviewed the records of women aged 15 to 45 years with a diagnosis of malignancy or benign tumors with malignant behavior at three reference services in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from 1990 to 1997. All patients with a diagnosis of pregnancy at any time during the course of the disease were selected, regardless of whether or not they received specific medication. Fetal outcomes of 14 pregnancies with chemotherapy exposure were compared to that of 15 control pregnancies in which these drugs... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cancer; Pregnancy; Chemotherapy; Teratogenicity; Fetal outcome. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001001200007 |
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