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Palpable right breast mass in a pregnant woman. Nature clinical practice. Oncology Katz, M. S., Schapira, L., Harisinghani, M. G., Hughes, K. S. 2005; 2 (4): 218-21; quiz 1 p following 222

Abstract

A 29-year-old female presented with a palpable right breast mass at a 12-week prenatal visit. She had no family history of breast or ovarian cancer. Ultrasound revealed a 3 cm lobulated mass, which was confirmed to be malignant by a core biopsy. Postmastectomy pathology at 15 weeks' gestation demonstrated this mass to be a stage T2N0M0 high-grade invasive ductal carcinoma with 0/20 axillary nodes involved. A staging CT scan postpartum showed an enlarged right internal mammary lymph node, confirmed by MRI as suspicious for malignancy.Physical examination, breast ultrasound, core biopsy, mastectomy, CT scan, MRI.Pregnancy-associated breast carcinoma.Mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

View details for DOI 10.1038/ncponc0135

View details for PubMedID 16264937