Glioblastoma multiforme and pregnancy: Case report

  • Martha C. Trujillo C Anesthesia Faculty,Universidad Autónomade Bucaramanga (UNAB),Medical School Anesthesiologist, Ardila Lulle Clinic, Bucaramanga, Colombi
  • Salim S. Barhoum F. Anesthesiology Graduate Student, Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla,Ardila Lulle Clinic ,Bucaramanga, Colombia
  • Héctor J. Meléndez F M.D. M.Sc. Tenured Professor, Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) MedicalSchool, Santander, Colombia
Keywords: Pregnancy, Glioblastoma, Craniotomy, Anesthesia, Fetal monitoring

Abstract

This is a case report of a 27-year-old female patient, G2P1, diagnosed at 20 weeks of gestation with a left frontal supratentorial tumor of a glioblastoma multiforme type, which manifested in the form of ictal absence. The patient was taken to surgery on week 28 and underwent a craniotomy under general anesthesia and fetal monitoring, with a successful outcome for both the mother and the fetus. We consider it important to report this case given this rare association.

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Trujillo C MC, Barhoum F. SS, Meléndez F HJ. Glioblastoma multiforme and pregnancy: Case report. Colomb. J. Anesthesiol. [Internet]. 2012 Jul. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];40(3):235-9. Available from: https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/420

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Trujillo C MC, Barhoum F. SS, Meléndez F HJ. Glioblastoma multiforme and pregnancy: Case report. Colomb. J. Anesthesiol. [Internet]. 2012 Jul. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];40(3):235-9. Available from: https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/420
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