[A Case of Local Recurrence in the Reconstructed Breast Three Years after Reconstructive Surgery and Seven Years after Breast Cancer Surgery].

Abstract

In recent years, breast reconstruction has been increasingly performed in breast cancer surgery with improving the appearance of the breast. We report a case of local breast cancer recurrence after artificial breast reconstruction. The patient was a 52-year-old woman. She had undergone total mastectomy for left breast cancer 11 years ago, and reconstruction with breast implant 3 years ago. She presented to our hospital with the chief complaint of skin redness and induration of the reconstructed breast. A core needle biopsy was performed, and its results showed in the invasive ductal carcinoma. She had an operation of resection of tumor and reconstruction implant. As a result of histopathological diagnosis, it was a local recurrence of breast cancer 11 years ago. After the surgery, she underwent endocrine therapy and there is no recurrence. As the increase in the number of cases of breast reconstruction, the number of recurrences in the reconstructed breast is expected to increase the future. The treatment strategy for cases of local recurrence after breast reconstruction is currently under review, the accumulation of evidence is necessary.

• Authors: Mari Nabeya, Noriko Maeda, Yoko Sato, Nobuaki Suzuki, Shigeru Takeda, Tatsuhito Yamamoto, Hidefumi Kubo, Yukiko Nagashima, Shigeru Yamamoto, Hiroaki Nagano
• Journal: Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy (Gan To Kagaku Ryoho) Vol. 47 Issue 13 Pg. 2403-2405 (Dec 2020) ISSN: 0385-0684 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 33468975 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Breast Implants
• Breast Neoplasms (drug therapy, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Mammaplasty
• Mastectomy
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasm Recurrence, Local (surgery)