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. 1997 May 1;79(9):1776-9.
doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19970501)79:9<1776::aid-cncr20>3.0.co;2-u.

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma in the pregnant patient: case report and review of the literature

L H Blackbourne  1 , R S Jones, C J Catalano, J C Iezzoni, F J Bourgeois
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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma in the pregnant patient: case report and review of the literature

L H Blackbourne et al. Cancer. .

Abstract

Background: In this case report, the authors discuss the presentation and treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in a pregnant woman. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is extremely rare in the pregnant patient. Only three cases of pancreatic adenocarcinoma diagnosed antepartum have been reported.

Methods: A case report and a review of the literature are reported.

Results: The authors report a case of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in a pregnant woman at 17 weeks' gestation. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with stent placement and a pancreaticoduodenectomy were performed successfully.

Conclusions: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is very rare in the pregnant patient. However, pancreaticoduodenectomy can be performed successfully. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a pregnant woman treated with pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

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