Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer: Clinicopathological Characteristics of 20 Cases with a Focus on Identifiable Causes of Diagnostic Delay

Abstract

PABC mostly presents with advanced-stage disease, and there can be a substantial diagnostic delay before these patients receive treatment. Preconceptional, gestational and postpartum examination of women of reproductive age should include a thorough breast examination and should provide adequate information regarding the physiological changes in breast tissue and the possible pathological symptoms.