The breast experiences substantial changes in morphology and function during pregnancy
and lactation which affects its imaging properties and may reduce the visibility of a …

Abstract The Italian College of Breast Radiologists by the Italian Society of Medical
Radiology (SIRM) provides recommendations for breast care provision and procedural …

Pregnancy-associated cancer (PAC) is defined as cancer that is detected during pregnancy
and up to 1 year postpartum. Although rare (~ 1: 1000 pregnancies), PAC is increasing …

Objective To test the diagnostic performance of breast dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)
MRI during lactation. Materials and methods Datasets of 198 lactating patients, including 66 …

The incidence of breast cancer in younger women is rising. Although early-onset breast
cancer is highly associated with biologically aggressive tumors such as triple-negative and …

The breasts undergo marked physiologic changes during lactation that can make
conventional imaging evaluation with mammography and US challenging. MRI can be a …

Within the past decade, background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) and background
parenchymal uptake (BPU) have emerged as novel imaging-derived biomarkers in the …

Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) is commonly defined as a breast cancer
occurring during pregnancy, throughout 1 year postpartum, or during lactation. Despite …

A central goal of The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical
protocols, free from commercial interest or influence, for managing common medical …

Formal medical education on the topic of lactation and breastfeeding remains limited. Breast
surgical oncology fellowships focus on the clinical and operative management of malignant …