Fig. 1.

The histopathological diagnosis of pregnancy-associated breast cancer by core-needle biopsy. Core-needle biopsy is the gold standard method for breast cancer histological examination. This method is outpatient procedure, well tolerated, and quick. If compared to other biopsy techniques, this method provides significantly better interpretation and tissue characterization than fine-needle aspiration and allows specifying the definitive histopathological diagnosis of PABC. As it is less invasive than vacuum-assisted biopsy or surgical/core biopsy, also the risks associated with this procedure is lower