Solitary drain-site recurrence after lumpectomy for breast cancer

Yonsei Med J. 2010 May;51(3):469-71. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.3.469.

Abstract

Locoregional recurrence after breast conservative surgery is not a rare event. However, a metastatic nodule solely at the surgical drain site seems to be extremely unusual. In this report, we present a patient who received a lumpectomy for breast cancer but a metastatic nodule developed at the drain site more than two years after her surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mastectomy, Segmental* / adverse effects
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis*