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Case Reports: Learning from unexpected outcome (positive or negative)
Rare cause of deranged liver profile in pregnancy
Abstract
We present the case of a 33-year-old pregnant woman with an abnormal liver profile secondary to liver metastases from colon cancer. The patient presented in her third trimester with non-specific symptoms. Blood tests revealed a cholestatic liver picture, initially attributed to prurigo gravidarum. However, following a normal vaginal delivery, her symptoms persisted and the liver profile failed to return to baseline. This led to further investigations including a CT scan of the abdomen—revealing a transverse colonic tumour with extensive liver involvement. Biopsy of the liver confirmed an adenocarcinoma of colonic origin, and subsequently the patient underwent a right hemicolectomy followed by systemic chemotherapy.
- Pregnancy
- Liver disease
- Colon cancer
- Pancreas and biliary tract