Abstract
Colorectal carcinoma during pregnancy is a rare event. We report a 23-year-old primigravida with advanced stage adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon diagnosed at 34 weeks of gestation. A healthy female infant was delivered by cesarean section. The treatment of choice was chemotherapy. The patient died 3 months after delivery.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy
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Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
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Adult
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
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Cesarean Section
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Female
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Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
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Humans
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Leucovorin / administration & dosage
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / pathology*
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Sigmoid Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Sigmoid Neoplasms / pathology*
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Treatment Outcome