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- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy Complications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note from the Editor-in-Chief
- Normal Laboratory Values (Conventional Units) []
- Section 1 Antepartum (Early Pregnancy)
- Section 2 Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
- Case 12 A 25-Year-Old with Cervical Insufficiency at 18 Weeks
- Case 13 A 25-Year-Old with an Echogenic Cardiac Focus at 19 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 14 A 20-Year-Old with Right Lower Quadrant Pain at 15 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 15 A 40-Year-Old with Decreased Libido at 29 Weeks
- Case 16 A 35-Year-Old with a Left Breast Mass at 35 Weeks
- Case 17 A 25-Year-Old at 14 Weeks’ Gestation with Pelvic Pain and Inability to Void
- Case 18 A 35-Year-Old with Abdominal Cramping and Pelvic Pain at 24 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 19 Appendicitis Presenting as Nausea, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain at 16 Weeks
- Section 3 Antepartum (Late Pregnancy)
- Section 4 Antepartum (Medical Complications)
- Section 5 Antepartum (Infectious Complications)
- Section 6 Intrapartum/Delivery
- Section 7 Postpartum
- Section 8 Fetal Complications
- Section 9 Placental Complications
- Section 10 Complications of the Cord, Amnion, and Gravid Uterus
- Section 11 Psychosocial Considerations
- Index
- References
Case 16 - A 35-Year-Old with a Left Breast Mass at 35 Weeks
from Section 2 - Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 April 2025
- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy Complications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note from the Editor-in-Chief
- Normal Laboratory Values (Conventional Units) []
- Section 1 Antepartum (Early Pregnancy)
- Section 2 Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
- Case 12 A 25-Year-Old with Cervical Insufficiency at 18 Weeks
- Case 13 A 25-Year-Old with an Echogenic Cardiac Focus at 19 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 14 A 20-Year-Old with Right Lower Quadrant Pain at 15 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 15 A 40-Year-Old with Decreased Libido at 29 Weeks
- Case 16 A 35-Year-Old with a Left Breast Mass at 35 Weeks
- Case 17 A 25-Year-Old at 14 Weeks’ Gestation with Pelvic Pain and Inability to Void
- Case 18 A 35-Year-Old with Abdominal Cramping and Pelvic Pain at 24 Weeks’ Gestation
- Case 19 Appendicitis Presenting as Nausea, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain at 16 Weeks
- Section 3 Antepartum (Late Pregnancy)
- Section 4 Antepartum (Medical Complications)
- Section 5 Antepartum (Infectious Complications)
- Section 6 Intrapartum/Delivery
- Section 7 Postpartum
- Section 8 Fetal Complications
- Section 9 Placental Complications
- Section 10 Complications of the Cord, Amnion, and Gravid Uterus
- Section 11 Psychosocial Considerations
- Index
- References
Summary
Traditionally, pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) is defined as breast cancer that occurs in pregnancy, within 12 months postpartum, or during lactation. It is the most common cancer noted in pregnancy and is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in pregnant and lactating patients. Due to the physiologic changes in pregnancy, there is often a delay in diagnosing PABC. Patients who present with a palpable breast mass in pregnancy or 1 year postpartum should be immediately evaluated. Breast ultrasound is the initial imaging modality used to evaluate a mass in pregnancy. Mammography is safe and can be used as an adjunct in the evaluation of breast concerns in pregnant and lactating patients. A breast mass that is present in pregnancy, postpartum, or during lactation most often does not represent malignancy, however, it is imperative that the mass be evaluated appropriately.
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- Pregnancy ComplicationsA Case-Based Approach, pp. 48 - 50Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025