Aggressive Breast Cancer during Pregnancy with a Rare Form of Metastasis in the Maternal Placenta.
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SUBMITTER: Vetter G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4069211 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Aggressive Breast Cancer during Pregnancy with a Rare Form of Metastasis in the Maternal Placenta.
Vetter G G Zimmermann F F Bruder E E Schulzke S S Hösli I I Vetter M M
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 20140601 6
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed during pregnancy. Here we describe a 29-year-old patient with a recurrence of breast cancer with simultaneous brain, pulmonary and placenta metastasis. An overview of the literature on placenta metastases is provided together with a report on the interdisciplinary medical management. ...[more]
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