Open AccessPregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer: A Realistic Approach
Author(s) -
Ramesh Parajuli,
Saranya Srikumar,
V Mahendran,
Sobha S. Nair,
K Radhamany
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynecology of india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0971-9202
pISSN - 0975-6434
DOI - 10.1007/s13224-019-01249-9
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , pregnancy , malignancy , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , retrospective cohort study , population , cancer , biopsy , mastectomy , stage (stratigraphy) , adjuvant therapy , gynecology , radiology , surgery , paleontology , genetics , physics , environmental health , optics , biology
The number of cancers diagnosed during pregnancy is on the rise, and breast cancer is the most common malignancy. Presently, there are very limited resources and no clear guidelines for managing this peculiar patient population both worldwide and in India. The objective of this study was to find out the incidence of pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) in a tertiary care referral centre and to compare the epidemiological, diagnostic and prognostic factors as well as maternal and foetal outcomes with the most recent literature worldwide.