Colorectal cancer recurrence during pregnancy - Unique and poorly understood clinical entity: Report of a case

  • Jorge Puig La Calle
  • , Jeremy Ng
  • , Gene L. Syn
  • , Magalis A. Vuolo
  • , Jose G. Guillem

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)673-675
Number of pages3
JournalDiseases of the colon and rectum
Volume42
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1999

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Gastroenterology

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