Open AccessMigration of the localization wire to the back in patient with nonpalpable breast carcinoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Young Jin Choi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i26.7863
Subject(s) - medicine , breast carcinoma , radiology , carcinoma , general surgery , breast cancer , pathology , cancer
Due to the increasing number of diagnosed nonpalpable breast cancer cases, wire localization has been commonly performed for surgical guidance to remove nonpalpable breast lesions. This report presents a rare case of localized wire migration to a subcutaneous lesion of the upper back in a breast cancer patient undergoing breast-conserving surgery.