An unusual case of breast cancer relapse after 30 years of disease-free survival.
A woman treated for breast cancer with mastectomy and radiotherapy in 1965 presented with a pleural mass and high CA 15.3 concentrations in a pleural effusion 30 years later and responded to endocrine therapy. The high CA 15.3 concentration was useful in diagnosis and treatment selection.
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Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Cattedra di Gerontologia e Geriatria, Universita' di Milano e Ospedale Maggiore, IRCCS-Milano, via Pace 9, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008408:Mastectomy; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D017741:Survivors; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D013629:Tamoxifen