gynecology and obstetrics
Cancer in Pregnancy
Other gynecologic cancers
After 12 weeks gestation, Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancer are difficult to detect, because after 12 weeks gestation the ovaries, with the uterus, rise out of the pelvis and are no longer easily palpable. If advanced, ovarian cancer during pregnancy may be fatal before completion of the pregnancy. Affected women require bilateral oophorectomy as soon as possible. Endometrial Cancer rarely occurs during pregnancy. 