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[Rectal cancer in a pregnant woman, a case report]

Helle Manfeld Højgaard1, Hans Rahr

  • 1Gynækologisk Obstetrisk Afdeling, Kolding Sygehus, Denmark. h.m.hojgaard@dadlnet.dk

Ugeskrift for Laeger
|June 28, 2012
PubMed

A case of disseminated rectal cancer in a 32-year-old pregnant woman is described. Pain was her main complaint, but this had been ascribed to haemorrhoids and treated with topical agents. She was diagnosed with rectal cancer late in the third trimester when her midwife referred her for surgical assessment. Following caesarian section, diagnostic workup showed multiple liver metastases. Rectal cancer in pregnancy is rare, while haemorrhoids are common. We recommend keeping the differential diagnoses in mind and performing a digital rectal examination if pregnant women have anal symptoms.

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