Undiagnosed rectal tumour--a rare cause of obstructed labour in the second stage

BMJ Case Rep. 2010 Aug 26:2010:bcr0220102768. doi: 10.1136/bcr.02.2010.2768.

Abstract

Colorectal cancer presenting in pregnancy is extremely rare. Here the authors present the case of a 25-year-old woman who was diagnosed with second-stage obstructed labour secondary to a large rectal tumour. Decision for emergency caesarean section was made for labour dystocia. Histology later confirmed villous adenocarcinoma of the rectum. The patient died from metastatic rectal cancer within 2 years of diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section*
  • Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
  • Constriction, Pathologic / surgery
  • Delivery, Obstetric
  • Dystocia / etiology
  • Dystocia / surgery*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Labor Stage, Second
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Rare Diseases
  • Rectal Neoplasms / complications
  • Rectal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery