Abstract
Background
The medical literature defining breast cancer recurrence and secondary cancers after
autologous tissue reconstruction for breast cancer is sparse. We sought to identify
and analyze occurrences at our institution.
Patients and Methods
A 20-year retrospective review of cancer recurrences and atypical breast neoplasms
after autologous tissue breast reconstruction at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer
Center was conducted after being granted a waiver from the institutional review board.
Results
Eighteen locoregional recurrences among 337 cases were identified and analyzed. Overall
recurrence rate was 5.3%. Four secondary cancers (1.2%) were radiation-induced angiosarcoma,
undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, and metaplastic carcinoma. One case of flat
epithelial atypia was identified.
Conclusion
Our retrospective review found incidence and survival after treatment of breast cancer
concordant with reports in the literature. We also identified and analyzed secondary
neoplasms, including a unique case of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and metachronous
recurrence of breast carcinoma. A case of recurrence as metaplastic carcinoma was
identified.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 03, 2020
Accepted:
July 11,
2020
Received in revised form:
July 9,
2020
Received:
May 8,
2020
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