Carcinoma of the colon-rectum in pregnancy is very rare. The prognosis of pregnant women complicated with colon-rectal cancer is poor because the diagnosis of this cancer is often made at an advanced stage. This report is on a case of sigmoid colon cancer in a pregnant woman in the second trimester. (Accepted on August 25, 2010)
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