Author/Authors :
Özogul, Bünyamin Atatürk Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Genel Cerrahi ABD, Türkiye , Kısaoğlu, Abdullah Ataturk University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of General Surgery, Turkey , Yılmaz, Mehmet Atatürk Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum ABD, Türkiye , Atamanalp, Sabri Selçuk Atatürk University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of General Surgery, TURKEY , Yıldırgan, Mehmet İlhan Ataturk University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of General Surgery, Turkey
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.
