Chest wall resection for local recurrence of breast cancer. Presented at the 99th Meeting of the Royal Belgium Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brussels May 9th 1998, Belgium

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1999 May;84(1):89-92. doi: 10.1016/s0301-2115(99)00010-x.

Abstract

We present three cases of chest wall resection for locally recurrent breast cancer and a Medline review of the current literature. In selected cases full thickness resection of the chest wall may be used as a salvage procedure to improve the quality of life and prolong the survival at low morbidity and mortality.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Breast / pathology
  • Breast / surgery
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / radiotherapy
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / surgery
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / radiotherapy
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative / methods*
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures / methods*