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The peak frequency of Hodgkin’s disease convergesmatches with women of reproductive fertility age. Currently, this disease is the fourth more diagnosed neoplasia during pregnancy. In addition, there is no consensus in the literature on how to treat pregnant women because of the risks of chemotherapy for mothers and for fetuses. We report three cases of pregnant women with Hodgkin’s disease. A review of the literature was made aiming to suggest a protocol to treat these patients.
Hodgkin’s disease and pregnancy: case series and proposal for treatment protocol
KassabC, PeriniGF, BollmannPW, KerbauyFR, HamerschlakN. Hodgkin’s disease and pregnancy: case series and proposal for treatment protocol. Einstein (São Paulo) 2011;9(2 Pt 1):216-9. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082011RC1992
Kassab,Carolina; Perini,Guilherme Fleury; Bollmann,Patrícia Weinschenker; Kerbauy,Fabio Rodrigues; Hamerschlak,Nelson. Hodgkin’s disease and pregnancy: case series and proposal for treatment protocol. Einstein (São Paulo), v. 9, n. 2 Pt 1, p. 216-219, Apr. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082011RC1992
Kassab,C., Perini,G.F., Bollmann,P.W., Kerbauy,F.R., & Hamerschlak,N. (2011). Hodgkin’s disease and pregnancy: case series and proposal for treatment protocol. Einstein (São Paulo),9(2 Pt 1), 216-219. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082011RC1992
Kassab,Carolina and Perini,Guilherme Fleury and Bollmann,Patrícia Weinschenker and Kerbauy,Fabio Rodrigues and Hamerschlak,Nelson. Hodgkin’s disease and pregnancy: case series and proposal for treatment protocol. Einstein (São Paulo) [online]. 2011, vol. 9, n. 2 Pt 1, [cited 2025-09-05], pp.216-219. Available from: <https://journal.einstein.br/article/hodgkins-disease-and-pregnancy-case-series-and-proposal-for-treatment-protocol/>. ISSN 1679-4508. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082011RC1992
Figure 1
Algorithm for treatment of patients with HD diagnosed in pregnancy