Obstetrics & Gynecology Science  2013;56(3):143-159

doi:10.5468/ogs.2013.56.3.143

Breast diseases during pregnancy and lactation.

Ji Hoon YU 1 ; Min Jeong KIM ; Hyonil CHO ; Hyun Ju LIU ; Sei Jun HAN ; Tae Gyu AHN

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Keywords

Breast disease; Pregnancy; Lactation

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Breast is a typical female sexual physiologic organ that is influenced by steroid hormone from menarche until menopause. Therefore various diseases can be developed by continuous action of estrogen and progesterone. Breast diseases are mainly categorized as benign and malignant. It is very important to distinguish the malignancy from breast diseases. However, it is very difficult to diagnose malignancy in pregnant and lactating women even though the same breast diseases took place. Therefore, we will review breast diseases such as breast carcinoma during pregnancy and lactation.