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

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

J Neurol Surg Rep. 2016 Jun;77(2):e86-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1583311.

Authors

Nurzhan Ryskeldiyev¹, Gabit Olenbay¹, Raushan Auezova¹, Tim Killeen², Nurgul Aldiyarova¹, Zauresh Akhmetzhanova¹, Evaldas Cesnulis², Serik Akshulakov¹

Affiliations

¹ National Centre for Neurosurgery, Astana, Kazakhstan.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland.

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: anaplastic ependymoma; brain tumor; in vitro fertilization; pregnancy.

Publication types

Case Reports