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Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 3/2013

01-09-2013 | Case Report

Rectal Cancer in Pregnancy: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors: Nasuh Utku Dogan, Didem Tastekin, Ozlem Secilmis Kerimoglu, Aybike Pekin, Cetin Celik

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Issue 3/2013

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Rectal cancer is extremely rare during pregnancy with an incidence of 1/13,000. Over 300 cases in pregnancy were reported so far. Lifetime risk for colorectal cancer is 1 in 17, but rectal cancer before age 40 is rare (1/2,000) [1, 2]. Here, we presented a pregnant woman with familial history of rectal cancer and incidental diagnosis of rectal carcinoma who was managed with folinic acid, 5-fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) neoadjuvant chemotherapy. …
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Metadata
Title
Rectal Cancer in Pregnancy: a Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors
Nasuh Utku Dogan
Didem Tastekin
Ozlem Secilmis Kerimoglu
Aybike Pekin
Cetin Celik
Publication date
01-09-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-012-9463-5

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