<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Colorectal cancer in pregnant women is rare and represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for clinicians. We present a case of a 38-year-old pregnant woman, diagnosed with colorectal cancer and liver metastases during the 29th week of gestation. After clinical evaluation and making the diagnosis, the patient underwent an emergency cesarean section (C-section) and bypass anastomosis between the transverse colon and sigmoid colon. The babies were born healthy without any complications. After recovery, the mother started treatment with chemotherapy, but two months later she died due to the spread of the disease. Cancer during pregnancy is always a challenge for diagnosis and treatment.</p></abstract>

Colorectal cancer in pregnant women is rare and represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for clinicians. We present a case of a 38-year-old pregnant woman, diagnosed with colorectal cancer and liver metastases during the 29th week of gestation. After clinical evaluation and making the diagnosis, the patient underwent an emergency cesarean section (C-section) and bypass anastomosis between the transverse colon and sigmoid colon. The babies were born healthy without any complications. After recovery, the mother started treatment with chemotherapy, but two months later she died due to the spread of the disease. Cancer during pregnancy is always a challenge for diagnosis and treatment.

Metastatic Colon Cancer in a Pregnant Woman: A Case Report

Division of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Oncology

Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research

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Colorectal cancer in pregnant women is rare and represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for clinicians. We present a case of a 38-year-old pregnant...

Metastatic Colon Cancer in a Pregnant Woman: A Case Report

Pubblicato online: 30 dic 2019

Pagine: 155 - 157

Ricevuto: 07 nov 2018

Accettato: 17 gen 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2018-0022

Parole chiave
pregnancy, colorectal cancer, chemotherapy

© 2018 Tsvetomir M. Ivanov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Metastatic Colon Cancer in a Pregnant Woman: A Case Report

Pubblicato online: 30 dic 2019

Pagine: 155 - 157

Ricevuto: 07 nov 2018

Accettato: 17 gen 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2018-0022

Parole chiavepregnancy, colorectal cancer, chemotherapy

© 2018 Tsvetomir M. Ivanov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
pregnancy, colorectal cancer, chemotherapy