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RECTAL CARCINOMA DURING PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Parry B. R.,
Tan B. K.,
Chan W. B.,
Goh H. S.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02304.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , colorectal cancer , rectal carcinoma , obstetrics , incidence (geometry) , carcinoma , first trimester , fetus , cancer , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Rectal carcinoma presenting during pregnancy is rare with a reported incidence of 0.002%. Management of such an emotionally charged condition can be difficult, especially when the twin goals of curing the disease and preserving the pregnancy are divergent. Four cases of rectal carcinoma presenting during pregnancy are reported. In the first or second trimester of pregnancy, it is possible to resect the tumour with preservation of pregnancy, and in the third trimester, it is best to bring the pregnancy to term before removing the tumour. Unfortunately, the prognosis for such rectal cancer is poor.