Ethical management of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in pregnancy: Balancing maternal health and fetal safety

Sach Thakker; Amanda Paredes-Barbeito; Thomas Stirrat; Kira Minkis; Shari Lipner; Jennifer DeSimone

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2025.05.1367

Ethical management of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in pregnancy: Balancing maternal health and fetal safety

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 May 12:S0190-9622(25)02105-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.05.1367. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Sach Thakker¹, Amanda Paredes-Barbeito², Thomas Stirrat¹, Kira Minkis³, Shari Lipner³, Jennifer DeSimone⁴

Affiliations

¹ Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia.
² Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
³ Israel Englander Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell, New York, New York.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia; INOVA Schar Cancer Institute, Fairfax, Virginia. Electronic address: Jennifer.Desimone@inova.org.

PMID: 40368180
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.05.1367

No abstract available

Keywords: cutaneous oncology; dermatologic surgery; ethics; evidence-based medicine; multidisciplinary care; obstetrics and gynecology; pregnancy.

Publication types

Letter