Open AccessA Case of Metastatic Esophageal Carcinoma in a Pregnant Woman with Radiologic Findings
Author(s) -
Zülküf Akdemir,
Erbil Karaman,
Harun Arslan,
İskan Çallı,
Hüseyin Akdenız
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16551.7073
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , magnetic resonance imaging , esophagus , radiology , incidence (geometry) , stage (stratigraphy) , esophageal cancer , carcinoma , cancer , disease , chemotherapy , obstetrics , surgery , paleontology , genetics , physics , optics , biology
The incidence of all malignant tumours during pregnancy is extremely rare and esophageal carcinoma ranges from 0.07 to 0.1% of all malignant neoplasms. The physiological changes during pregnancy frequently mask the complaints and symptoms related to the disease. The physical and physiological clinical conditions limit the diagnostic approaches. Therefore, the stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis is usually advanced. The management with cancer surgery and chemotherapy regimens must be modified in pregnant women in order to minimize fetal and maternal risks. Here, we report a very rare case of metastatic esophagus cancer in a 39-year-old woman with 28 weeks of pregnancy and aim to show the ultrasound (USG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings with treatment and follow up management.