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Melanoma and pregnancy: a long-term follow-up
Article first published online: 19 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1989.tb06306.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 96, Issue 12, pages 1419–1423, December 1989
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How to Cite
McMANAMNY, D. S., MOSS, A. L. H., BRIGGS, J. C. and POCOCK, P. V. (1989), Melanoma and pregnancy: a long-term follow-up. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 96: 1419–1423. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1989.tb06306.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 19 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 19 AUG 2005
- Received 3 November 1988, Accepted 15 May 1989
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Summary
Treatment of the pregnant woman with melanoma is contentious. With the aid of a computerized melanoma register, in which pregnancy data can be recorded, 290 women with melanoma were reviewed (249 alive and 41 dead). Overall, 23 patients were pregnant at ithe time of diagnosis of melanoma, and another 23 became pregnant at some time after primary treatment of a melanoma. Pregnancy appears to have no significant influence on the survival of patients with melanoma J but it is recommended that pregnancy should be avoided for the first three years following excision of a melanoma.