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Successful Pregnancy in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML)
Leela Digumarti (Assistant Professor)*
Sudha Tummala (Doctor)**
Raghunadharao Digumarti (Doctor)**
Ramachandar K. (Doctor)**
Anjna Surath (Surgeon)**
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Deccan
Medical College*, and Department of Medical Oncology,
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences**, Hyderabad, India
Summary
- A case of successful pregnancy in a 23-year-old woman with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is described.
- Accelerated phase CML was diagnosed when the woman presented with postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in her third pregnancy.
- With intensive chemotherapy, she reverted to chronic phase CML and conceived within the next 6 months.
- Multidisciplinary management during pregnancy resulted in a successful outcome.
Editor's Comment
Successful pregnancy outcome after chemotherapy for malignancy is quite common nowadays; a case involving CML (rarely reported) is described here. The antenatal period was relatively uneventful, with only an episode of PPH that was successfully negotiated.
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