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To the Editor: Although the estimated rate of cancer during pregnancy is 1 case per 1000 live births,¹ and placental metastases are not uncommon, transplacental transmission of maternal tumors is rare. We report a case of small-cell carcinoma of the lung transmitted from a 37-year-old mother to her infant. At the time of delivery, the mother presented with a history of six weeks of increasing dyspnea, a nonproductive cough, and weight loss. She had a 40-pack-year history of cigarette smoking. Radiographs showed a central lesion in the left lung, a mass in the chest wall, and liver nodules. Biopsies of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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