Resumen

Se analizan los resultados de 14 casos de carcinoma de mama y embarazo observados entre 1,261 carcinomas de mama diagnosticados y tratados entre enero de 1980 y marzo de 2001. Se compa­ran con 122 casos de pacientes no gestantes de edades similares (≤ 40 años). Las gestantes han te­nido un seguimiento medio de 58.6 meses y los controles de 73.9 meses. Aunque los resultados no han sido significativos, se señala una mayor incidencia de carcinomas diseminados al diagnóstico entre las gestantes (14.3% vs 4.9%), una mayor tasa de recidivas (50% vs. 37.4%) y una mayor mortalidad (50% vs. 30.3%).

Palabras clave: cáncer de mama, embarazo

Abstract

The results of 14 cases of breast cancer and pregnancy observed in 1261 breast carcinoma, diagnosed and in treatment between January 1980 and March 2001 were analysed. The results were compared with 122 cases of not pregnant patients with similar ages ( ≤ 40). The pregnant patients had a medium following of 58.6 months and controls of 73.9 months. Otherwise the results are not significant; it shows a higher incidence of disseminate carcinomas diagnose in the pregnant patients (14.3% vs. 4.9%), a hig­her recidives (50% vs. 37.4%) anda higher mortality (50% vs. 30.3)

Keywords: breast cancer, pregnancy.