title: [Pyoderma gangrenosum and breast cancer: a case report].
abstract: The authors report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) following a breast lumpectomy for a relapse of a breast cancer. The treatment has associated a systemic corticosteroid therapy and local wound care with vacuum assisted closure Vacuum-Assisted Closure and skin graft.
authors.affiliation: Unité de chirurgie plastique et reconstructrice, département d'obstétrique gynécologie et médecine de la reproduction (DOGMR), CHU Anne-de-Bretagne, BP, Rennes cedex 2, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Descheemaeker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aillet
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morcel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gravier
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levêque
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014618:Vacuum
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids