TY - JOUR A2 - Dumont, Aaron S. AU - Kurdoglu, Zehra AU - Cetin, Orkun AU - Gulsen, Ismail AU - Dirik, Deniz AU - Bulut, M. Deniz PY - 2014 DA - 2014/09/10 TI - Intracranial Meningioma Diagnosed during Pregnancy Caused Maternal Death SP - 158326 VL - 2014 AB - Brain tumors are rarely diagnosed during pregnancy. Accelerated growth of intracranial meningiomas during pregnancy sometimes requires urgent surgical intervention. We describe a 41-year-old pregnant woman with severe neurological decompensation requiring immediate neurosurgery. Cesarean section resulted in maternal death. Meningioma diagnosed during a viable pregnancy should be managed according to the severity of maternal neurological symptoms and gestational age of pregnancy. Early intervention for intracranial tumors during pregnancy may save maternal and fetal lives. SN - 1687-9627 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/158326 DO - 10.1155/2014/158326 JF - Case Reports in Medicine PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -