Recurrent ductal carcinoma in situ after total mastectomy.
A case report is presented of a woman with recurrent DCIS occurring several years following a total mastectomy, the diagnosis of which was aided by a subpectoral saline implant. A discussion of factors associated with recurrence and a review of the literature is provided. A role for selective use of mammography in screening postmastectomy reconstructed breasts in patients at high risk for recurrence is suggested.
Clark
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Department of General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Ritter
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Glazebrook
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Tyler
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D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D015413:Mastectomy, Simple; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging