title: Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Followed by Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer Diagnosed During Pregnancy: A Case Report.
abstract: Gastric cancer in pregnant women is rare. When physicians encounter a patient with pregnancy-associated gastric cancer, it is important to take a multidisciplinary approach and respect the will of the patient. We herein describe a case of gastric cancer during pregnancy.
  
  
  
  A 36-year-old woman at 18 weeks of gestation was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer. She underwent totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy at 23 weeks of gestation and four cycles of FOLFOX6 without any severe toxicity. At 36 weeks of gestation, a healthy baby was born. After delivery, the patient was treated with additional chemotherapy. She has finished chemotherapy and has been followed-up without recurrence for 1 year after operation.
  
  
  
  Laparoscopic gastrectomy followed by chemotherapy for gastric cancer during pregnancy might be a safe option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea dkkwkh@catholic.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Kyong Hwa
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Pathology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yun Sung
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Chin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D002955:Leucovorin; D005472:Fluorouracil
keywords: Pregnancy; chemotherapy; gastrectomy; gastric cancer; laparoscopy