Disseminated Cancer in Pregnancy: Krukenberg Tumour
Disseminated cancer presenting in pregnancy is extremely rare and its presentation can easily be obscured by pregnancy and physiological changes that occur with it. This case describes a patient who was diagnosed incidentally following investigations for preeclampsia. Despite initially being thought...
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| description | Disseminated cancer presenting in pregnancy is extremely rare and its presentation can easily be obscured by pregnancy and physiological changes that occur with it. This case describes a patient who was diagnosed incidentally following investigations for preeclampsia. Despite initially being thought to be of low risk, the final diagnosis was that of metastasis from a primary cancer of an unknown origin, most likely a gastric adenocarcinoma. Although patients are under thorough observation throughout their pregnancy, this case highlights the potential need for additional investigations or adjustment of current practices. It also draws attention to the lack of sufficient reporting of cancer in pregnancy, which, considering its rarity, greatly influences how patients are managed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-271e5b8083b446dda0d9eba5005ec9ea2025-08-20T02:04:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922014-01-01201410.1155/2014/216969216969Disseminated Cancer in Pregnancy: Krukenberg TumourSung-Hee Kim0Siti Rahimah Abd Halim1Naila Siddiqui2Won-Ho Edward Park3School of Medicine, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UKSchool of Medicine, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UKImperial College NHS Trust-NWLH, London, UKImperial College NHS Trust, London, UKDisseminated cancer presenting in pregnancy is extremely rare and its presentation can easily be obscured by pregnancy and physiological changes that occur with it. This case describes a patient who was diagnosed incidentally following investigations for preeclampsia. Despite initially being thought to be of low risk, the final diagnosis was that of metastasis from a primary cancer of an unknown origin, most likely a gastric adenocarcinoma. Although patients are under thorough observation throughout their pregnancy, this case highlights the potential need for additional investigations or adjustment of current practices. It also draws attention to the lack of sufficient reporting of cancer in pregnancy, which, considering its rarity, greatly influences how patients are managed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/216969 |
| spellingShingle | Sung-Hee Kim Siti Rahimah Abd Halim Naila Siddiqui Won-Ho Edward Park Disseminated Cancer in Pregnancy: Krukenberg Tumour Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | Disseminated Cancer in Pregnancy: Krukenberg Tumour |
| title_full | Disseminated Cancer in Pregnancy: Krukenberg Tumour |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Disseminated Cancer in Pregnancy: Krukenberg Tumour |
| title_short | Disseminated Cancer in Pregnancy: Krukenberg Tumour |
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