Esophageal Carcinoma in a Pregnant Woman Who Has Prior History of Gastric Cancer

Abstract

Esophageal cancer in pregnancy is a very rare condition. Symptoms can be confused with pregnancy related complaints and diagnosis may delay. Mild gastrointestinal symptoms related to pregnancy are usually seen in first trimester, however, dysphagia must be considered as an important symptom. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy can be perfomed safely during pregnancy but it should be delayed to the second trimester, if there is not an alarm symptom or urgent condition. Management of esophageal carcinoma in pregnancy can be difficult and a spesific management has not been discussed. We report here a case of esophagel carcinoma, which diagnosed at the second trimester of pregnancy.