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