title: Rectal carcinoma during pregnancy: a reminder and updated treatment protocols.
abstract: Rectal carcinoma is rare during pregnancy. Prognosis is usually unfavorable due to late diagnosis, and management, especially regarding the mode of delivery, is controversial. Current treatment of rectal carcinoma includes neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, which may influence obstetrical management. We present a case report and discuss obstetrical management in view of updated knowledge and therapeutic approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman Street, 64239, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ochshorn
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kupferminc
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lessing
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pausner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Geva
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011878:Radiotherapy; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents