title: [Rectal cancer and pregnancy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present Instituto Nacional de Cancerología de México, Gastroenterology Service management of rectal cancer in pregnant patients in a retrospective case study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two patients were found, 25 an 34 years of age; both adenocarcinomas presented in Dukes D stage and manifested in third trimester of pregnancy. Main clinical manifestations were pelvic pain, hematochezia, and weight loss. Both patients died due to disease progression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rectal cancer in pregnant patients is generally an advanced disease at diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Gastroenterología, Subdirección de Cirugía Oncológica del Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, México, Av. San Fernando número 22, C.P. 14080, Col. Sección XVI, México, D.F.
authors.forename: Juan Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ruíz Molina
authors.forename: Carlos Manuel
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ortíz-Mendoza
authors.forename: Ricardo J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mondragón Sánchez
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aiello Crocifoglio
authors.forename: Luis Fernando
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Oñate Ocaña
authors.forename: Horacio N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: López Basave
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed