Despite the increased risk of occurrence with age, studies show that the aggressiveness and mortality of breast cancer are higher in younger women 10 , 11 Imaging modalities in pregnancy Determining an accurate imaging modality for both screening and staging is quite significant, in addition to addressing the need for limited ionizing X-ray exposure to the fetus 12 since such kind of radiation is linked to complications like abortion, stillbirth, malformations, growth retardation and carcinogenesis. 13 Abdominal plain films, radionuclide isotope scans, and computer
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Total Body PET/MRI as a Gold Standard for Staging Breast Cancer During Pregnancy in a Case Report.
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