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Volume: 4 | Issue: 5 | Published: Jun 11, 2020 | Pages: 183 - 185 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1588930628

Challenges associated with colorectal cancer in pregnancy: an unusual disease with usual presentation

Authors: Rabeeaa Farrukh , Hina Khan , Summaya Saeed , Khursheed A. Samo , Amjad Siraj Memon

Article Info

Authors

Rabeeaa Farrukh

Resident, Department of General Surgery Unit 3, Dr Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan

Hina Khan

Senior Registrar, Department of General Surgery Unit 3, Dow University of Health Sciences, Dr Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan

Summaya Saeed

Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery Unit 3, Dow University of Health Sciences, Dr Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan

Khursheed A. Samo

Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery Unit 3, Dow University of Health Sciences, Dr Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan

Amjad Siraj Memon

Head of Department and Principal Of DUHS, Department of General Surgery Unit 3, Dow University of Health Sciences, Dr Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan

Publication History

Received: May 08, 2020

Accepted: May 18, 2020

Published: June 11, 2020

Abstract

Background: Globally, colorectal cancer is a substantial health burden. This case will discuss about challenges during management due to pregnancy. To the best of authors knowledge, very few cases of this type have been reported in the literature. Case Presentation: A 20-year-old married, pregnant female, second gravid and para 1 presented during her 34th week of gestation, with complaints of something coming out of the anus, bleeding per rectum, abdominal distension, and relative constipation for 8 months. Carcinoembryonic antigen was normal. CT scan and MRI showed circumferential mural thickening of length 7.5 cm involving anal canal and anorectal junction, associated with perilesional fat stranding. The neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy was advised after c section. Conclusion: This case report highlights the fact that early detection and management of colorectal cancer during pregnancy can prevent morbidity and mortality.

Keywords: Colorectal cancer, Pregnancy, case report, green

Pubmed Style

Rabeeaa Farrukh, Hina Khan, Summaya Saeed, Khursheed A. Samo, Amjad Siraj Memon. Challenges associated with colorectal cancer in pregnancy: an unusual disease with usual presentation. EJMCR. 2020; 11 (June 2020): 183-185. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1588930628

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Rabeeaa Farrukh, Hina Khan, Summaya Saeed, Khursheed A. Samo, Amjad Siraj Memon. Challenges associated with colorectal cancer in pregnancy: an unusual disease with usual presentation. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1433 [Access: December 04, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1588930628

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Rabeeaa Farrukh, Hina Khan, Summaya Saeed, Khursheed A. Samo, Amjad Siraj Memon. Challenges associated with colorectal cancer in pregnancy: an unusual disease with usual presentation. EJMCR. (2020), [cited December 04, 2024]; 11 (June 2020): 183-185. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1588930628

Harvard Style

Rabeeaa Farrukh, Hina Khan, Summaya Saeed, Khursheed A. Samo, Amjad Siraj Memon (2020) Challenges associated with colorectal cancer in pregnancy: an unusual disease with usual presentation. EJMCR, 11 (June 2020): 183-185. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1588930628

Chicago Style

Rabeeaa Farrukh, Hina Khan, Summaya Saeed, Khursheed A. Samo, Amjad Siraj Memon. "Challenges associated with colorectal cancer in pregnancy: an unusual disease with usual presentation." 11 (2020), 183-185. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1588930628

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Rabeeaa Farrukh, Hina Khan, Summaya Saeed, Khursheed A. Samo, Amjad Siraj Memon. "Challenges associated with colorectal cancer in pregnancy: an unusual disease with usual presentation." 11.June 2020 (2020), 183-185. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1588930628

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Rabeeaa Farrukh, Hina Khan, Summaya Saeed, Khursheed A. Samo, Amjad Siraj Memon (2020) Challenges associated with colorectal cancer in pregnancy: an unusual disease with usual presentation. , 11 (June 2020), 183-185. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1588930628