First-generation somatostatin ligand receptor treatment in a pregnant patient with a neuroendocrine tumor with liver metastases.

Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) are rare cancers often occurring in the gastro-intestinal tract or lungs. Many patients with NEN live for several years with disseminated disease. SLR treatment has been given to pregnant patients before; often patients with acromegaly. Pregnancies are reported uneventful. This patient completed an uneventful pregnancy while receiving SLR treatment for disseminated neuroendocrine disease and gave birth to a healthy baby. More research regarding long term effects and safety signals of SLR treatment during pregnancy are much needed.