Treatment for breast cancer during pregnancy

Background: The relevance of treating patients diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy is indisputable. In recent years, the number of patients has become larger due to increases in the age of pregnant women and in the number of IVF procedures. Case report: The paper describes an observation of a 24-year-old patient at diagnosis; the follow-up of the patient and her child lasted 6 years. The patient received combination chemotherapy cycles during pregnancy, which were followed by delivery, continuation of drug therapy involving chemotherapy and targeted therapy cycles and by surgical treatment. The patient having a VRCA1 gene mutation underwent preventive subcutaneous mastectomy with simultaneous reconstruction for mutation carriage; thus, bilateral breast reconstruction surgery that is a method of surgical rehabilitation was performed. Conclusion: An ultrasound study of the breasts is a mandatory diagnostic technique during pregnancy; if any breast nodule is present, its morphological verification is needed.

breast cancer, pregnancy, subcutaneous mastectomy, preventive subcutaneous mastectomy, combination treatment