title: Cancer of the breast after prophylactic subcutaneous mastectomy.
abstract: We have reported a case of carcinoma of the breast in a patient that occurred after bilateral prophylactic subcutaneous mastectomy. We recommend that the patient and physician be aware of the limitations of prophylactic mastectomy in terms of cancer prevention and that patients who undergo prophylactic mastectomy continue to be carefully followed.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk