Benign and malignant breast diseases during pregnancy and lactation: a diagnostic challenge. 2023

Anila Rahim, and Mahnoor Hafeez, and Amjad Sattar, and Waqas Ahmed Farooqui
Department of Radiology, Dow Institute of Radiology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of breast cancer associated with pregnancy and lactation, and to evaluate the lesions on ultrasound. The descriptive, observational study was conducted at the Dow Institute of Radiology, DUHS, Karachi from December 2020 to August 2021, and comprised of pregnant and lactating women with clinically palpable breast lumps and/or painful breast. The margins, orientation, echo pattern and associated features of the lesions were studied on ultrasound and were assigned a Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System grade. All the lumps were followed and ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy for histopathology was done of grades IV and V cases. Incidence and Accuracy of ultrasound for diagnosis of pregnancy-associated breast cancer was estimated. Data was analysed using SPSS 26. RESULTS Of the 237 women, 19(8%) were pregnant and 218(92%) were lactating. The overall mean age was 28.4±5.5 years. Ultrasound findings for lactating and pregnant women were significantly different (p=0.05). Significant association of Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System grades III, IV and V lesions with heterogeneous echo texture of mass was seen (p<0.001). Biopsy was performed in 20(8.4%) cases, and 12(60%) of them had benign results on histopathology. CONCLUSIONS A variety of benign and malignant breast diseases were found in women during pregnancy and lactation phases.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007774 Lactation The processes of milk secretion by the maternal MAMMARY GLANDS after PARTURITION. The proliferation of the mammary glandular tissue, milk synthesis, and milk expulsion or let down are regulated by the interactions of several hormones including ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; and OXYTOCIN. Lactation, Prolonged,Milk Secretion,Lactations, Prolonged,Milk Secretions,Prolonged Lactation,Prolonged Lactations
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D001941 Breast Diseases Pathological processes of the BREAST. Endocrine Breast Diseases,Breast Disease,Breast Disease, Endocrine,Breast Diseases, Endocrine,Disease, Breast,Disease, Endocrine Breast,Diseases, Breast,Diseases, Endocrine Breast,Endocrine Breast Disease
D001943 Breast Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST. Breast Cancer,Breast Tumors,Cancer of Breast,Breast Carcinoma,Cancer of the Breast,Human Mammary Carcinoma,Malignant Neoplasm of Breast,Malignant Tumor of Breast,Mammary Cancer,Mammary Carcinoma, Human,Mammary Neoplasm, Human,Mammary Neoplasms, Human,Neoplasms, Breast,Tumors, Breast,Breast Carcinomas,Breast Malignant Neoplasm,Breast Malignant Neoplasms,Breast Malignant Tumor,Breast Malignant Tumors,Breast Neoplasm,Breast Tumor,Cancer, Breast,Cancer, Mammary,Cancers, Mammary,Carcinoma, Breast,Carcinoma, Human Mammary,Carcinomas, Breast,Carcinomas, Human Mammary,Human Mammary Carcinomas,Human Mammary Neoplasm,Human Mammary Neoplasms,Mammary Cancers,Mammary Carcinomas, Human,Neoplasm, Breast,Neoplasm, Human Mammary,Neoplasms, Human Mammary,Tumor, Breast
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D016217 Ultrasonography, Mammary Use of ultrasound for imaging the breast. The most frequent application is the diagnosis of neoplasms of the female breast. Mammography, Ultrasonic,Breast Ultrasonography,Mammary Ultrasonography,Mammography, Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Mammography,Ultrasonography, Breast,Ultrasound Mammography,Breast Ultrasonographies,Mammary Ultrasonographies,Mammographies, Ultrasonic,Mammographies, Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Mammographies,Ultrasonographies, Breast,Ultrasonographies, Mammary,Ultrasound Mammographies
D055815 Young Adult A person between 19 and 24 years of age. Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults
D061705 Image-Guided Biopsy Conducting a biopsy procedure with the aid of a MEDICAL IMAGING modality. Imaging Guided Biopsy,Biopsies, Image-Guided,Biopsies, Imaging Guided,Biopsy, Image-Guided,Biopsy, Imaging Guided,Guided Biopsies, Imaging,Guided Biopsy, Imaging,Image Guided Biopsy,Image-Guided Biopsies,Imaging Guided Biopsies

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