Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Followed by Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer Diagnosed During Pregnancy: A Case Report

Gastric cancer in pregnant women is rare. When physicians encounter a patient with pregnancy-associated gastric cancer, it is important to take a multidisciplinary approach and respect the will of the patient. We herein describe a case of gastric cancer during pregnancy. A 36-year-old woman at 18 we...

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Published in:Anticancer research 2016-09, Vol.36 (9), p.4813-4816
Main Authors: Kim, Eun Young, Jun, Kyong Hwa, Jung, Ji Han, Jo, Yun Sung, Chin, Hyung Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - administration & dosage
Female
Fluorouracil - administration & dosage
Gastrectomy
Humans
Laparoscopy
Leucovorin - administration & dosage
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology
Organoplatinum Compounds - administration & dosage
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - drug therapy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - pathology
Stomach Neoplasms - drug therapy
Stomach Neoplasms - pathology
Stomach Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Gastric cancer in pregnant women is rare. When physicians encounter a patient with pregnancy-associated gastric cancer, it is important to take a multidisciplinary approach and respect the will of the patient. We herein describe a case of gastric cancer during pregnancy. A 36-year-old woman at 18 weeks of gestation was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer. She underwent totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy at 23 weeks of gestation and four cycles of FOLFOX6 without any severe toxicity. At 36 weeks of gestation, a healthy baby was born. After delivery, the patient was treated with additional chemotherapy. She has finished chemotherapy and has been followed-up without recurrence for 1 year after operation. Laparoscopic gastrectomy followed by chemotherapy for gastric cancer during pregnancy might be a safe option.
ISSN:0250-7005
1791-7530
DOI:10.21873/anticanres.11041