TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Carcinoma of the Breast in Pregnancy
A1  - Rogers, Vanessa L.
A1  - Roberts, Scott W.
A2  - Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2  - McPhee, Stephen J.
A2  - Rabow, Michael W.
PY  - 2020
T2  - Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2020
AB  - Carcinoma  of  the  breast  (see  also  Chapter  17-7)  is  one  of  the  most  commonly  diagnosed  cancers  in  pregnancy.  Although  the  effects  of  pregnancy  on  breast  cancer  progression  are  unclear,  it  has  been  consistently  reported  that  breast  cancers  diagnosed  during  pregnancy  are  more  likely  to  have  higher  grade  disease  with  associated  nodal  involvement  when  compared  with  those  diagnosed  in  nonpregnant  women.  This  observation  underscores  the  importance  of  expeditious  evaluation  of  any  breast  mass  in  a  pregnant  woman.  Physiologic  breast  changes  in  pregnancy  include  enlargement  and  glandular  hyperplasia,  both  of  which  can  limit  the  radiographic  evaluation;  however,  imaging  is  essential  to  characterize  any  palpable  mass.  Ultrasound  is  typically  the  initial  modality  of  choice  in  a  pregnant  woman,  but  mammography  should  be  performed  if  needed.  Biopsy  is  then  required  for  any  suspicious  lesion,  and  if  malignancy  is  discovered,  surgery  should  not  be  withheld  based  on  the  stage  of  the  pregnancy.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2022/05/17
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166168992
ER  -