Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma of the Colon during Pregnancy

Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma of the Colon during Pregnancy

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A rare case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the cecum in a pregnant woman is described.A 32-year-old Korean woman was diagnosed as having an abdominal tumor immediately after giving Dishwasher ComfortLift Hinge birth.Abdominal computed tomography demonstrated a smooth mass measuring 10 cm in diameter on the right side of the abdomen.

Acute abdomen 405 developed 3 days after birth.At emergency surgery, volvulus of a polypoid tumor was detected at the cecum apart from the normal appendix.We successfully performed a tumorectomy; however, histopathological examination demonstrated mucinous adenocarcinoma with a massive blood clot.