Hyperemesis in late pregnancy--should we think of cancer? A case report.
Gastric cancer is unusual during pregnancy. The diagnosis may be delayed because specific symptoms are similar to typical pregnancy associated complaints. Our therapeutic management with palliative chemotherapy and later gastrectomy differs from other known cases, where surgical resection has been the treatment of choice. Surgery appears to have no influence on the prognosis of gastric cancer patients with hepatic metastases.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
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Runkel
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Weitzel
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D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014839:Vomiting