title: [Breast carcinoma during pregnancy].
abstract: Pregnancy associated breast cancer includes cancers concurrent with pregnancy and those diagnosed up to 1 year after delivery. The incidence of breast carcinoma in pregnancy is estimated to be approximately 1 in 3000 pregnancies. Due to the difficulties of clinical breast examination, diagnosis is frequently delayed and made when the cancer stage has progressed. Consequently, prognosis is usually poor. Treatment options are limited by concern about harming the fetus and depend on gestational age. We present the case of a 34-year-old woman who was diagnosed with cancer of the right breast in the 28th week of gestation. The patient underwent modified radical mastectomy. This association is uncommon but is not exceptional. Knowledge of cases such as that reported herein will allow early diagnosis and improve the prognosis of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Hospital General de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, Castellón, España. davidmartinez@comcas.es
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martínez-Ramos
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferraris
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grosso
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rudy Conti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D010173:Palpation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011859:Radiography; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary