Breast Necrosis after Chemotherapy for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature.
Breast necrosis is a rare event due to abundant blood supply of the breast. We present an unusual case of partial breast necrosis after chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer. Necrotic tissue sloughed with conservative management and the wound was repaired surgically. We believe that this is the first case report of breast necrosis as a systemic complication of chemotherapy.
Department of General Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reza
R
Matloob
Department of Radiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Afsaneh
A
Alikhasi
Department of General Surgery, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad
M
Shirkhoda
Department of General Surgery, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Massoome
M
Najafi
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
breast; chemotherapy; necrosis