title: Resection of esophageal carcinoma during pregnancy.
abstract: Esophageal carcinoma diagnosed during pregnancy is a rare occurrence. A 26-year-old pregnant patient was referred to our hospital with dysphagia. A thorough examination showed a tumor in the esophagus. Laparotomy, thoracotomy, and cervical exploration were performed. There are only 2 cases reported in the literature about esophageal carcinoma diagnosed during pregnancy and treated surgically. However, ethical dilemmas arise in managing such situations. Here we report a case of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed at 27 weeks of gestation in which surgical resection was performed successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: drmuratsahin@msn.com.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Şahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kocaman
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Özkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cabir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Enön
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kutlay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000077277:Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000601:surgery*