Update of clinical management of breast cancer associated with pregnancy. Review of literature

• Main Authors: Carolina Alvarez Tapias, Rodrigo Cifuentes Borrero, Rodrigo Jose Mosquera Luna, Henry Idrobo Quintero, Ricardo Hugo Alvarez Roldan
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Cauca 2018-01-01
• Series: Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
• Subjects: cáncer de mama, embarazo, diagnóstico, tratamiento.
• Online Access: http://revistas.unicauca.edu.co/index.php/rfcs/article/view/936

Pregnancy Associated Breast Cancer is defined as breast cancer that is diagnosed during pregnancy or within the first postpartum year. The incidence of breast cancer during pregnancy is about 1 in 3,000 pregnancies making breast cancer the second most common in pregnancy malignancy, breast cancer during pregnancy is a complex circumstance all the implications of the fetus can cause cancer treatment. It should be enough information to not delay diagnosis and adequately treat patients, this should be supported by multidisciplinary group. The goal of care for women with breast cancer and pregnancy is the local disease control and prevention of metastasis. There is a shortage of prospective studies regarding the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer during pregnancy. General pregnancy knowledge about the clinical - pathological and oncological and perinatal outcome of patients with pregnancy and breast cancer therefore is very important. In this article, we reviewed the current literature in order to generate greater awareness regarding this disease and to optimize the management and reduce the delay in diagnosing women with pregnancy associated breast cancer. The objective of this review of the literature is to describe the characteristics of breast cancer associated with pregnancy and therapeutic advances regarding this disease. A literature review of articles indexed systematically in PubMed was carried out.