Breast cancer from the excisional scar of a benign mass.
Breast cancer developing from a surgical scar is rare; this type of malignancy has been reported in only 12 cases to date. Herein, we report on a 52-year-old female who developed infiltrating ductal carcinoma in a surgical scar following excision of a benign mass. Two years previously, the patient underwent surgery and radiotherapy for invasive ductal carcinoma of the contralateral breast. The initial appearance of the scar was similar to fat necrosis; it was observed to be progressively shrinking on follow-up sonography. On the two year follow-up ultrasound, the appearance changed, an angular margin and vascularity at the periphery of the scar were noted. A biopsy and subsequent excision of the scar were performed; the diagnosis of infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the scar was confirmed.
Kim
Min Jung
MJ
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Eun-Kyung
EK
Lee
Ji Young
JY
Youk
Ji Hyun
JH
Park
Byeong-Woo
BW
Kim
Haeryoung
H
Oh
Ki Keun
KK
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000209:etiology*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000473:pathology; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018300:Papilloma, Intraductal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery