title: Undiagnosed rectal tumour--a rare cause of obstructed labour in the second stage.
abstract: Colorectal cancer presenting in pregnancy is extremely rare. Here the authors present the case of a 25-year-old woman who was diagnosed with second-stage obstructed labour secondary to a large rectal tumour. Decision for emergency caesarean section was made for labour dystocia. Histology later confirmed villous adenocarcinoma of the rectum. The patient died from metastatic rectal cancer within 2 years of diagnosis.
authors: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK. donnaghosh@doctors.org.uk
authors: Donna
authors: D
authors: Ghosh
authors: Vincent
authors: V
authors: Boama
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D004420:Dystocia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007748:Labor Stage, Second; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery