Extended somatic support for a pregnant woman with brain death from metastatic malignant melanoma: a case report

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  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007, USA. yeungpjr@yahoo.com

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
|June 24, 2008
PubMed

This is the first known case of extended somatic support beyond viability for a pregnant woman with brain death resulting from metastatic malignant melanoma, resulting in a live birth.

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