title: Recurrent breast cancer in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
abstract: We report a case of a patient with recurrent infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast encasing a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. We also review the current literature regarding reports of breast malignancy around a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, as well as the potential relevance of such shunts to the preoperative evaluation and management of patients with breast cancer.
authors: Department of Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA.
authors: Libby R
authors: LR
authors: Copeland-Halperin
authors: Department of Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA.
authors: Robert A
authors: RA
authors: Cohen
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