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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2022

Breast cancer recurrence 27 years after full recovery; A case report with literature review.

Zuhair D Hammood, Abdulwahid M Salih, Snur Othman, Berwn A Abdulla, Shvan H Mohammed, Fahmi H Kakamad, Sharo Naqar

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zuhair D HammoodSmart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Abdulwahid M SalihSmart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq; College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Snur OthmanKscien Organization, Hamdi Str, Azadi Mall, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Berwn A AbdullaSmart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq; Kscien Organization, Hamdi Str, Azadi Mall, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Shvan H MohammedKscien Organization, Hamdi Str, Azadi Mall, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Fahmi H KakamadSmart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq; College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq; Kscien Organization, Hamdi Str, Azadi Mall, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq. Electronic address: fahmi.hussein@uniuvsul.edu.iq.
Sharo NaqarSmart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq; College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Kurdistan Regional Government · IQUniversity of Sulaimani · IQ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionBreast cancer can recur after a decade of healthy life. The purpose of this study is to describe a rare case of breast cancer recurrence after 27 years of full recovery. CASE REPORT: A 67-year-old married nulliparous (G1P0A1) female presented with a few weeks of left axillary swelling. She is a known case of left breast cancer that was identified and treated in 1994 with a standard mastectomy without axillary intervention. An ultrasound and mammography imaging revealed a normal right breast and a clear left breast bed. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) revealed metastasized ductal carcinoma of the breast. The patient underwent general anesthesia and axillary dissection for level I and II axillary lymph node groups. DISCUSSION: The incidence of recurrence in axillary lymph nodes following excision of the original tumor in breast cancer patients varies according to the surgical approach, ranging from 0.8% to 8.6%. Patients with breast cancer who have a positive estrogen receptor are at a higher risk of delayed recurrence.

conclusionBreast cancer can recur even 27 years after being diagnosed and treated. This demonstrates the significance of continuing follow-up in patients diagnosed with breast cancer throughout their lives.

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Axillary lymph nodeBreast cancerMetastasisRecurrence

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PMID35276433
PMCPMC8917279
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