An Endodermal Sinus Tumor Diagnosed in Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature

OBJECTIVE: The use of chemotherapeutic drugs in pregnancy is a rare occurrence. Experience and results need to be shared. METHOD: At 23 weeks gestational age, a patient was diagnosed with an endodermal sinus tumor of the ovary. She received one course of postoperative bleomycin, cisplatin, and etoposide. One week later, the patient was investigated for increasing abdominal pain and the fetus was noted to have ventriculomegaly.