A rare condition observed in pregnancy: gastric carcinoma; Case report
Journal Title: Dicle Tıp Dergisi - Year 2013, Vol 40, Issue 2
Abstract
Gastric cancer is quite rare during pregnancy. Gastrointestinal symptoms consequent to pregnancy such as nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain make the diagnosis of the disease difficult. At diagnosis, patients present with advanced stage tumors. A 32-years-old female patient gravida 3 parity 1. Her pregnancy was at 27 weeks live mono fetus on obstetric ultrasound. Her story, her present gastrointestinal complaints had been persisting for one year, but were exacerbated in the last three months. On upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, there was a giant ulcer at the cardia level. Early diagnosis is important for gastric cancers. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy should be considered in order to rule out malignancy in patients with persistent gastrointestinal symptoms due to pregnancy. Key words: Gastric cancer, pregnancy, early diagnosis
Authors and Affiliations
Bünyamin Özogul, Abdullah Kısaoğlu, Mehmet Yılmaz, Sabri Atamanalp, Mehmet Yıldırgan
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- EP ID EP87522
- DOI 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2013.02.0282
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