Colorectal cancer recurrence during pregnancy--unique and poorly understood clinical entity: report of a case

Dis Colon Rectum. 1999 May;42(5):673-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02234148.

Abstract

The detection of primary or recurrent colorectal cancer during pregnancy is a rare event. Early diagnosis is difficult, because symptoms are often attributed to pregnancy. Here we describe a case of recurrent adenocarcinoma of the colon in a 23-year-old pregnant patient. The relationship between various hormonal and immunological changes of pregnancy and colorectal cancer is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / physiopathology
  • Adult
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / physiopathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / physiopathology
  • Time Factors