Twin pregnancy following in vitro fertilisation coinciding with laryngeal cancer.

The authors report the case of a 33-year-old female patient who was admitted to their Department with supraglottic laryngeal cancer detected in the 1st trimester of her twin pregnancy following in vitro fertilisation after a 10-year nulliparous period of her married life. Since a horizontal supraglottic laryngectomy performed during pregnancy the patient has been free of recurrences, and the twins delivered 3 years ago are in good health. According to the authors, of all available therapeutic possibilities (surgery, cytostatic drugs, telecobalt irradiation) in pregnancy coinciding with laryngeal cancer, optimal therapeutic effects can be achieved by surgery.