title: The Difficulties in the Management of Breast Cancer and Pregnancy.
abstract: Breast cancer and pregnancy is rare. It is defined by the discovery of breast cancer during pregnancy or within one year after delivery. Throughout this study, we analyzed the characteristics of this entity with review of the literature.
  
  
  
  We report through a retrospective study of breast cancer in pregnant women, a series of 11 cases collected at the oncology department in Sfax between 1994 and 2012.
  
  
  
  The average age of our patients at diagnosis was 35 years. The average term of pregnancy was 22 weeks. Nine cases were diagnosed during pregnancy. The pregnancy outcome was well with babies in a good health, in 10 cases. The prognosis was excellent with complete remission after a mean follow of 39 months in 7 cases (2years-9years).
  
  
  
  The diagnosis of breast cancer in pregnant women is often delayed because of physiological changes of pregnancy and the young age which explain the poor prognosis of this entity. The prognosis was excellent in our series compared to the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology Habib Bourguiba Hospital 3029, Sfax Tunisia. walabenkridis@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Wala B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Kridis
authors.forename: Jihène
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feki
authors.forename: Afef
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khanfir
authors.forename: Nabile
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Toumi
authors.forename: Tahia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boudawara
authors.forename: Jamel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daoud
authors.forename: Mounir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frikha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies