title: Recurrent breast cancer in the subpectoral space after implant reconstruction.
abstract: Breast reconstruction after mastectomy is most commonly performed with a prosthetic implant placed beneath the pectoralis major. Recurrence may rarely be identified in the subpectoral space where the implant was placed. We report a case of recurrent breast cancer after implant-based reconstruction with isolated subpectoral recurrence discovered 5 years later during secondary revision of her reconstructed breast.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Austin A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pitcher
authors.forename: Jerry W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Sonal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: Alexander J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Swistel
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Otterburn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019928:Breast Implantation; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000378:metabolism; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: breast; cancer; implant; reconstruction; recurrence; subpectoral