Brain Tumor in an In Vitro Fertilization–Facilitated Pregnancy: Fourth Ventricle Anaplastic Ependymoma in the Second Trimester

Nurzhan Ryskeldiyev; Gabit Olenbay; Raushan Auezova; Tim Killeen; Nurgul Aldiyarova; Zauresh Akhmetzhanova; Evaldas Cesnulis; Serik Akshulakov

doi:10.1055/s-0036-1583311

Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, Table of Contents

J Neurol Surg Rep 2016; 77(02): e86-e88
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1583311

Case Report

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Brain Tumor in an In Vitro Fertilization–Facilitated Pregnancy: Fourth Ventricle Anaplastic Ependymoma in the Second Trimester

Authors

Nurzhan Ryskeldiyev

¹National Centre for Neurosurgery, Astana, Kazakhstan
Gabit Olenbay

¹National Centre for Neurosurgery, Astana, Kazakhstan
Raushan Auezova

¹National Centre for Neurosurgery, Astana, Kazakhstan
Tim Killeen

²Department of Neurosurgery, Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
Nurgul Aldiyarova

¹National Centre for Neurosurgery, Astana, Kazakhstan
Zauresh Akhmetzhanova

¹National Centre for Neurosurgery, Astana, Kazakhstan
Evaldas Cesnulis

²Department of Neurosurgery, Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
Serik Akshulakov

¹National Centre for Neurosurgery, Astana, Kazakhstan

Abstract

We present a case of fourth ventricle anaplastic ependymoma in a pregnancy which was the first result of three rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer. Whether hormonal treatment can directly or indirectly precipitate brain tumors to develop or become symptomatic is unclear.

Keywords

brain tumor - anaplastic ependymoma - pregnancy - in vitro fertilization

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