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Zehra Kurdoglu1, Orkun Cetin2, Ismail Gulsen3
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, 65080 Van, Turkey ; Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, Kadin Hastaliklari ve Dogum Anabilim Dali, Dursun Odabas Tip Merkezi, Kampus, 65080 Van, Turkey.
Abstract:
Brain tumors are rarely diagnosed during pregnancy. Accelerated growth of intracranial meningiomas during pregnancy sometimes requires urgent surgical intervention. We describe a 41-year-old pregnant woman with severe neurological decompensation requiring immediate neurosurgery. Cesarean section resulted in maternal death. Meningioma diagnosed during a viable pregnancy should be managed according to the severity of maternal neurological symptoms and gestational age of pregnancy. Early intervention for intracranial tumors during pregnancy may save maternal and fetal lives.
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