Pregnancy Associated Invasive Apocrine Carcinoma of the Breast: Case Report from Ethiopia

Abstract

We present a case report on a case of invasive apocrine carcinoma of breast during pregnancy at a tertiary referral hospital in Ethiopia. The patient’s case in this report signifies the challenging clinical situation that the patient, developing fetus and treating physicians have to go through and the need to improve maternal–fetal medicine and oncologic setup and treatment guidelines in Ethiopia. Our case also illustrates the huge disparity between the management of both breast cancer and its occurrence during pregnancy in low-income countries like Ethiopia and developed nations elsewhere. Our case report shows a rare histological finding. The patient has invasive apocrine carcinoma of the breast. To our knowledge, it is the first case to be reported in the country.

Keywords:

• breast cancer
• pregnancy
• apocrine carcinoma
• disparity
• case report

Patient Perspective

I wish I get all treatment available in the world that enables me give birth to my son’s sibling so that my son will not be alone if worst happens to me and if not, at least to live longer for my son who needs me most.

Patient Consent

Authors declare that written consent has been provided by the patient to have the case details and accompanying images published. Study participant informed consent included publication of anonymized responses. Institutional approval from the institution’s IRB has been provided to publish the case details.

Disclosure

The authors declare no conflicts of interest in this work.