Paraneoplastic Cholestasis Associated With Ovarian Dysgerminoma.

Background: Paraneoplastic syndromes are disorders caused by cancer that are not a direct result of the cancer mass itself or metastases to the affected organ. Paraneoplastic cholestasis is described with lymphoma and renal cell carcinoma. Unlike ovarian carcinoma, paraneoplastic syndromes are rarely seen in dysgerminoma.

Prenatal diagnosis and management of intrauterine fracture.

Unlabelled: Intrauterine fracture is an extremely rare finding, but can occur as the result of maternal trauma, osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), or theoretically other metabolic/structural abnormalities. Increased clinical awareness of the diagnosis and optimal management of these cases can lead to more positive outcomes for the patient and her child. Blunt abdominal trauma late in gestation increases the risk of fetal skull fracture, while a known diagnosis of OI or other abnormalities leading to decreased fetal bone density creates concern for long bone fracture.

Orthopedic issues in pregnancy.

Pregnancy taxes the musculoskeletal system. The enlarging gravid uterus alters the maternal body's center of gravity, mechanically stressing the axial and pelvic systems, and compounds the stresses that hormone level fluctuations and fluid retention exert. While the pregnant woman is prone to many musculoskeletal injuries, most can be controlled conservatively, but some require emergent surgical intervention.

Ocular changes in pregnancy.

Unlabelled: Visual changes in pregnancy are common, and many are specifically associated with the pregnancy itself. Serous retinal detachments and blindness occur more frequently during preeclampsia and often subside postpartum. Pregnant women are at increased risk for the progression of preexisting proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic women should see an ophthalmologist before pregnancy or early in the first trimester.