Solitary Drain-Site Recurrence after Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer.
10.3349/ymj.2010.51.3.469
- Author:
Honsoul KIM
1
;
Eun Kyung KIM
;
Jin Young KWAK
;
Min Jung KIM
;
Seon Hyeong CHOI
;
Byeong Woo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ekkim@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Breast cancer;
drain-site recurrence;
solitary nodule
- MeSH:
Adult;
Breast Neoplasms/*pathology/*surgery;
Female;
Humans;
*Mastectomy, Segmental/adverse effects;
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/*diagnosis
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2010;51(3):469-471
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Locoregional recurrence after breast conservative surgery is not a rare event. However, a metastatic nodule solely at the surgical drain site seems to be extremely unusual. In this report, we present a patient who received a lumpectomy for breast cancer but a metastatic nodule developed at the drain site more than two years after her surgery.
