Maternal malignancy metastatic to the products of conception: a review

Obstet Gynecol Surv. 1989 Jul;44(7):535-40. doi: 10.1097/00006254-198907000-00008.

Abstract

Documented reports of maternal malignancy metastatic to the placenta and fetus are rare. From 1866 until the present there have been 52 cases reported in the Western literature. We report a case of maternal large-cell carcinoma of the lung metastatic to the maternal brain and the placenta without fetal involvement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / epidemiology*
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / physiopathology
  • Placenta Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Placenta Diseases / pathology
  • Placenta Diseases / physiopathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / epidemiology*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / pathology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / physiopathology