Open AccessPREGNANCY ASSOCIATED BREAST CANCER (PABC)
Author(s) -
Shuja Tahir
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2009.16.03.2777
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , breast cancer , obstetrics , breast carcinoma , gynecology , stage (stratigraphy) , modalities , pathogenesis , treatment modality , cancer , oncology , paleontology , social science , genetics , sociology , biology
Pregnancy associated breast carcinoma is an entity which is diagnosed during pregnancy or within one year postpartum.Objective: (1) To understand the pathogenesis of pregnancy associated breast carcinoma. (2) To be able to manage this problem mosteffectively in the interest of fetus & mother. (3) To be able to avoid preventable complications of treatment. Conclusions: The pregnancyassociated breast carcinoma can be managed effectively with various treatment modalities during various stages of pregnancy & lactation.Prognosis & outcome: It is not worse than the stage wise carcinoma breast in non pregnant women of the same