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Successful pregnancy outcome with 5-flurouracil, epirubicin, cyclophospamide chemotherapy, and hemostatic radiotherapy with abdominal shielding for metastatic invasive intraductal breast carcinoma

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A case of metastatic infiltrating breast cancer in a young multiparous lady with 33 weeks pregnancy is presented who was treated with combination chemotherapy and hemostatic radiotherapy and had successful pregnancy outcome.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Jai Bhagwan Sharma, M. Pushparaj, S. Kumar, Kallol K. Roy, Vinod Raina & N. Malhotra

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    Jai Bhagwan Sharma

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Sharma, J.B., Pushparaj, M., Kumar, S. et al. Successful pregnancy outcome with 5-flurouracil, epirubicin, cyclophospamide chemotherapy, and hemostatic radiotherapy with abdominal shielding for metastatic invasive intraductal breast carcinoma. Arch Gynecol Obstet 279, 415–417 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0713-5

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