[A case of anesthesia for caesarean section in a late pregnant woman with recurrent femoral osteosarcoma]

Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2011 Dec 18;43(6):908-10.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant tumor primarily originated from bone, yet puerpera with osteosarcoma is exceedingly rare. We present here a case of a 27-year-old woman who was operated for femoral osteosarcoma 2 years ago. With emergency admission to Peking University Third Hospital she was diagnosed with recurrent osteosarcoma during the second trimester of pregnancy. As pregnancy might promote tumor development, the general principle demanded timely termination of pregnancy after diagnosis, but the patient insisted on giving up all her comprehensive cancer treatment. As a result, a well made plan for the protection of mother and child was carries out to perform cesarean delivery at the end of 32 weeks of gestation under general anesthesia. The baby was delivered successfully and the mother's condition was kept stable. This case highlighted the benefits of multidisciplinary cooperation and balanced the needs of the developing fetus with those of the mother.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, General / methods*
  • Cesarean Section*
  • Female
  • Femoral Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Osteosarcoma / pathology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic*
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Third