Successful pregnancy after breast cancer treatment in a Sudanese patient

Abstract

Breast cancer survivors, usually, suffer many side-effects from cancer treatments such as premature menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis, and infertility. We report a case of a pregnancy in a Sudanese patient after amenorrhea as a result of breast cancer chemotherapy treatment. A 34-year-old female with a history of right breast lumpectomy presented to the National Cancer Institute, Gezira University, Sudan with reoccurred malignant breast tumor. The patient underwent treatment that included the mastectomy, axillary clearance, followed by anthracycline-based chemotherapy for 4 months and then tamoxifen. However, whereas, on treatment, the patient developed amenorrhea as a side-effect of chemotherapy treatment. Despite this, the patient became pregnant and delivered full-term twin babies with no congenital abnormalities. Temporary chemotherapy treatment-related menopause may occur in younger women and factors such as chemotherapy drug type, dosage, and the patient's age may play a role.