Breast Cancer and Pregnancy

Introduction & Aim: After cervical cancer, Breast cancer is the most common cancer in pregnancy. More than 3% of breast cancers are diagnosed in pregnancy. The most important cause of inadequate prognosis in this period is the delay in diagnosis of the disease due to special clinical problems such as enlargement and multiple nodularization of the breast during this period and limiting the use of various radiographic and paraclinical methods. This study was designed to investigate breast cancer during pregnancy. Methods:This research is a review article Results: physiological changes in pregnancy make it difficult to diagnos. Tumors are ductal invasive carcinoma in 80-100% of patients. The occurrence of inflammatory tumors with poor prognosis is more prevalent in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women. appropriate interventions should be made as soon as possible. Mammography can be performed.Ultrasound is more sensitive during pregnancy and lactation. Treatment of this cancer in pregnant patients is not different from other non-pregnant patients. In these patients, it is necessary to use various surgical methods as soon as possible, but it is better to avoid different radiographs as far as possible and It should be postponed until after delivery .Chemotherapy is contraindicated in the first trimester of pregnancy due to teratogenic risks in the fetus. If you suspect the possibility of breast cancer,biopsy is necessary and should not be delayed until after delivery.Conclusion:Treatment should be done as soon as possible using standard protocols and decided by a team of gynecologist and medical oncologist

کلیدواژه ها:

Breast cancer ، pregnancy ، malignancy