Brain tumor in pregnancy

ABSTRACT

A thirty-four year old Bahraini woman, para 4, at 32 weeks of gestation had developed progressive loss of vision, headaches and nausea. She was referred from neurosurgery to obstetrics department for urgent premature induction of labor. A Cesarian section was performed. A premature baby was resuscitated by neonatal pediatrics and the patient was referred to neurosurgery for excision of the tumor. The tumor was diagnosed as meningioma. This case was reported because of its rarity and to present an update on methods of treating brain tumor in pregnancy