Table 2 Tumor history
From: Management of musculoskeletal tumors during pregnancy: a retrospective study
Age at pregnancy | First symptom/sign: gestational age in weeks | Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | Definite Diagnosis: time of successful biopsy | Time between symptoms and diagnosis | Number of doctors visited | Misdiagnosis | Imaging in pregnancy | Biopsy in pregnancy (gestational age in weeks) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | 29 | 27-32a | 36 | 8 months postpartum | 10 months | 10 | Inflammation; PVNSb | No | Yes (34) |
II | 29 | 39 | 40 | 11 months postpartum | 12 months (354 days) | 3 | Osteomyelitis | No | No |
III | 26 | 33 | 40 | 6 months postpartum | 8 months (298 days) | 5 | Infectious bursal disease | No | Yes (35) |
IV | 30 | 32-35a | 38 | 4 months postpartum | 6 months | 2 | No | No | |
V | 40 | 34 | 41 | 4 months postpartum | 6 months (166 days) | 3 | Femoral head necrosis | No | No |
VI | 26 | 14-18a | - | c | c | 8 | Inguinal hernia | c | c |
VII | 33 | 32 | 41 | 4 months postpartum | 6 months (172 days) | 2 | Adipose tissue; tumescence | No | No |
VIII | 32 | c | 40 | gestational age of 24 weeks | c | 4 | Lymphedema, Giant cell tumor | MRI, US | Yes (24) |