R ecurrent breast cancer in the subpectoral space after implant reconstruction | Zendy

Pitcher Austin A. | Zendy; Chao Jerry W. | Zendy; Varma Sonal | Zendy; Swistel Alexander J. | Zendy; Otterburn David M. | Zendy

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R ecurrent breast cancer in the subpectoral space after implant reconstruction

Author(s) -

Pitcher Austin A.,

Chao Jerry W.,

Varma Sonal,

Swistel Alexander J.,

Otterburn David M.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of surgical oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201

H-Index - 111

eISSN - 1096-9098

pISSN - 0022-4790

DOI - 10.1002/jso.23505

Subject(s) - medicine , implant , mastectomy , breast reconstruction , breast cancer , pectoralis major muscle , cancer , mammaplasty , breast implant , surgery

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. J. Surg. Oncol. 2014 109:431–433 . © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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