Diagnosis and Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer in a 33-year-old Pregnant Female: A Case Report

Despite the rarity, breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy implies multiple therapeutic dilemmas. The initial diagnostic process can be complicated by the physiological changes that occur in the breast during pregnancy, which can further lead to a delayed diagnosis. Moreover, treatment methods, as...

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Autores principales: Albach, Audrey, Dixon, Linden B, Sadruddin, Sarfaraz, Hatch, Sandra S, Nguyen, Quan D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Obstetrics/Gynecology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6759038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31565638
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5240
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author Albach, Audrey
Dixon, Linden B
Sadruddin, Sarfaraz
Hatch, Sandra S
Nguyen, Quan D
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description Despite the rarity, breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy implies multiple therapeutic dilemmas. The initial diagnostic process can be complicated by the physiological changes that occur in the breast during pregnancy, which can further lead to a delayed diagnosis. Moreover, treatment methods, as well as treatment onset and time of pregnancy termination, remain controversial. This case report highlights some of the inherent difficulties associated with breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in a pregnant patient. It also discusses how to optimize a multidisciplinary approach to improve health outcomes for both the mother and the infant.
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spelling pubmed-67590382019-09-28 Diagnosis and Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer in a 33-year-old Pregnant Female: A Case Report Albach, Audrey Dixon, Linden B Sadruddin, Sarfaraz Hatch, Sandra S Nguyen, Quan D Cureus Obstetrics/Gynecology Despite the rarity, breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy implies multiple therapeutic dilemmas. The initial diagnostic process can be complicated by the physiological changes that occur in the breast during pregnancy, which can further lead to a delayed diagnosis. Moreover, treatment methods, as well as treatment onset and time of pregnancy termination, remain controversial. This case report highlights some of the inherent difficulties associated with breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in a pregnant patient. It also discusses how to optimize a multidisciplinary approach to improve health outcomes for both the mother and the infant. Cureus 2019-07-25 /pmc/articles/PMC6759038/ /pubmed/31565638 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5240 Text en Copyright © 2019, Albach et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Diagnosis and Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer in a 33-year-old Pregnant Female: A Case Report
title Diagnosis and Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer in a 33-year-old Pregnant Female: A Case Report
title_full Diagnosis and Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer in a 33-year-old Pregnant Female: A Case Report
title_fullStr Diagnosis and Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer in a 33-year-old Pregnant Female: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis and Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer in a 33-year-old Pregnant Female: A Case Report
title_short Diagnosis and Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer in a 33-year-old Pregnant Female: A Case Report
title_sort diagnosis and management of metastatic breast cancer in a 33-year-old pregnant female: a case report
topic Obstetrics/Gynecology
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