Central nervous system tumour in pregnancy, a diagnostic challenge or management quandary
Central nervous system (CNS) tumour, being rare in pregnancy, posed different challenges. We report three challenging cases managed at our centre. The first case was a diagnostic puzzle, bringing a myriad of differentials since the eighth week of gestation. Diagnosis made after magnetic resonance...
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International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
2026
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| Online Access: | https://irep.iium.edu.my/128237/8/128237_Central%20nervous%20system%20tumour%20in%20pregnancy.pdf https://irep.iium.edu.my/128237/ https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/view/2685 |
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| Summary: | Central nervous system (CNS) tumour, being rare in pregnancy, posed
different challenges. We report three challenging cases managed at our centre.
The first case was a diagnostic puzzle, bringing a myriad of differentials since
the eighth week of gestation. Diagnosis made after magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) post-delivery at 35 weeks of gestation led to cervical spine
meningioma excision surgery and subsequent progressive, remarkable
neurologic recovery. Two additional cases were not a diagnostic mystery, yet
they posed management challenges. The second case was diagnosed with a
cerebellar tumour complicated with hydrocephalus at a pre-viable gestation.
Pregnancy was able to be prolonged up to viability at extreme prematurity at
26 weeks when she needed delivery with subsequent cerebellar haemangioma
excision and recovery. However, the third case became pregnant during
follow-up after radiation therapy for brain glioma, with persistent symptoms
necessitating termination of pregnancy. |
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