Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research 11(2): 155-157, doi: 10.2478/jbcr-2018-0022
Metastatic Colon Cancer in a Pregnant Woman: A Case Report
Tsvetomir M. Ivanov, Tsvetko H. Tsvetkov, Dobromir D. Dimitrov, Martin P. Karamanliev, Azhar Khan, Tashko S. Deliyski© Tsvetomir Ivanov, Tsvetko Tsvetkov, Dobromir Dimitrov, Martin Karamanliev, Azhar Khan, Tashko Deliyski. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits to copy and distribute the article for non-commercial purposes, provided that the article is not altered or modified and the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Ivanov TM, Tsvetkov TH, Dimitrov DD, Karamanliev MP, Khan A, Deliyski TS (2019) Metastatic Colon Cancer in a Pregnant Woman: A Case Report. Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research 11(2): 155-157. https://doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2018-0022 |  |
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.
Keywords
pregnancy, colorectal cancer, chemotherapy