Leukemia and lymphoma complicated by pregnancy

Abstract

The effects of pregnancy in 8 cases of leukemia and lymphoma 14 cases with this complication are discussed. In line with that published by other authors, pregnancy does not seem to influence in any way in the evolution of the disease. Patients with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Lymphoma tolerate labor quite well and almost without risk, but there is still risk of death within the first 24 hours of delivery to acute leukemia, although it has decreased to 12%. Fetal mortality is minimal for lymphomas, chronic myeloid leukemia accounts for 13% of fetal mortality and acute leukemia this is up 34%. It has not been shown that the disease is transmissible from mother to child. Chemotherapy does not affect the fetus if administered after the first trimester, and radiotherapy can be applied on selected fields away from the pelvis cases provided that adequate protection of the uterus is made.