title: Diagnosis of breast masses in pregnant and lactating women by aspiration cytology.
abstract: Five pregnant women with dominant breast masses underwent fine-needle aspiration cytology. Fine-needle aspiration cytology findings of the three patients with benign pregnancy adenomas and the two patients with ductal carcinoma are described. More extensive use of fine-needle aspiration cytology in the evaluation of breast masses in pregnant patients may decrease delays in diagnosis of breast cancer in pregnant women.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bottles
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*