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Management and outcome of metastatic melanoma during pregnancy
British Journal of Dermatology, 10/08/09

Viguier M et al. – Faced with metastatic melanoma, a majority of women chose to continue with pregnancy, giving birth, based on samples, to healthy, frequently premature infants. Except during the first trimester of pregnancy, conventional melanoma treatment was applied. No serious side effect was reported, except one case of miscarriage after surgery. Mortality rates do not suggest a worsened prognosis due to pregnancy but larger prospective controlled studies are necessary to assess this specific point.

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