title: Local recurrence of carcinoma of the breast.
abstract: The following consideration of the forms and significance of local recurrence after mastectomy is based on the experience gained during the follow-up study of approximately one thousand cases of carcinoma of the breast treated in the private service of the author. Detailed description of locally recurrent disease is rare and appears to justify the recording of the following observations.
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors