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Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common form of malignancy in women. It affects about one million women worldwide every year and the incidence continues to rise. As a result of the introduction of screening procedures into everyday practice, advanced diagnostic procedures, and modern surgical and oncological treatment, breast cancer is nowadays a well-controlled disease, often completely curable. However, in clinical practice, we do still encounter locally advanced forms of breast cancer with bleeding as a frequent complication of ulcerated tumours. This is a life-threatening emergency that in most cases must be corrected with palliative surgical procedures. The objective: To present the complication of haemorrhage in breast cancer patients to emergency medicine specialists and other doctors, to help them recognise and treat such patients appropriately. Methodology: The PubMed database and Google Scholar were searched for relevant articles based on specific keywords. Conclusion: Recognising haemorrhage as a complication of breast cancer and providing adequate and timely surgical treatment significantly improves the rate of survival and quality of life even in patients with terminal cancer. |
