Can we trust tumour markers in pregnancy after breast cancer? A case of elevated CA 15-3 in the third trimester of pregnancy normalising after delivery

We realized a narrative review of the current literature starting from the case of a patient with raised CA15-3 during an uncomplicated pregnancy after breast cancer. The aim of our paper was to assess specificity, physiological changes and clinical utility of CA 15-3 monitoring during pregnancy aft...

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Autores principales: Buonomo, Barbara, Noli, Stefania A, Santini, Alessandra, Alviggi, Carlo, Peccatori, Fedro A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cancer Intelligence 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6946420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31921350
http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2019.979
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Sumario:We realized a narrative review of the current literature starting from the case of a patient with raised CA15-3 during an uncomplicated pregnancy after breast cancer. The aim of our paper was to assess specificity, physiological changes and clinical utility of CA 15-3 monitoring during pregnancy after breast cancer, starting from clinical practice and retrieving the most relevant evidence in the literature.

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