A Case of Advanced Gastric Cancer in Third trimester.
- Author:
Shin Hye KIM
1
;
Jeong Jae LEE
;
Hae Yeon PARK
;
Ji Hoon YU
;
Jung Bum CHOI
;
Kyu Yeon CHOI
;
Im Soon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea. jjlee@hosp.sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gastric cancer;
Pregnancy
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Appetite;
Delayed Diagnosis;
Emergencies;
Female;
Humans;
Nausea;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Trimester, Third*;
Stomach Neoplasms*;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2006;49(10):2204-2209
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gastric cancer associated with pregnancy is extremely rare and the information on this particular subject is limited. Gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite are common during pregnancy but also can be the only symptoms in stomach cancer until the late stage. Clinicians' reluctance to pursue diagnostic studies appears to be a major contributing factor of delayed diagnosis and poor outcome. A 33-year-old-women at 30 weeks gestation with advanced gastric cancer died sixteen days after emergency cesarean delivery. We report this case to alert clinicians to this rare possibility.
