Symptomatic Calcifications after Mastectomy: A Rare Case Report with a Review of the Literature
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Author | Year | Type of Article | Number of Cases | Treatment of BC | RT Scheme (Gy/Fractions) | Time from RT to Clinical Manifestation (Years) | Treatment |
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Fosh et al. [5] | 2013 | case report | 1 | BCS, RT | 50/25 + boost 10/5 | 13 | mastectomy |
Amin et al. [6] | 2002 | case report | 1 | Mastectomy, RT | 45/20 | N/A | N/A |
Carl et al. [7] | 2002 | short communication | 7 | N/A, RT | 40/- | 19 | N/A |
N/A, RT | 77/- | 11 | N/A | ||||
N/A, RT | 40/- | 24 | N/A | ||||
N/A, RT | 40/- | 7 | N/A | ||||
N/A, RT | 50/- | 6 | N/A | ||||
N/A, RT | 50/- + boost 10/- | 2 | N/A | ||||
N/A, RT | 30/- + boost 15/- | 16 | N/A | ||||
Hermann et al. [2] | 2015 | case report | 1 | BCS, RT | 48.6/- + boost 10.8/- | 20 | antibiotics, debridement, VAC system, latissimus dorsi flap |
Perna et al. [8] | 2021 | correspondence | 1 | BCS, RT | -/- | 17 | surgical excision |
Lee et al. [9] | 2005 | case report | 1 | Mastectomy, CHT, RT | 50/20 | 26 | patient refused recommended surgery |
Lim et al. [10] | 2023 | case report | 1 | Mastectomy, RT | 61/28 | 30 | conservative |
Gabani et al. [1] | 2014 | case report | 1 | Mastectomy, RT | 60/30 | 13 | wide resection with reconstruction |
14 cases | Average dose (without boost) = 49.4 Gy | Median time of clinical manifestation = 16 years | |||||
Average dose (with boost) = 52.9 Gy |
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Žatecký, J.; Coufal, O.; Sekret, D.; Peteja, M. Symptomatic Calcifications after Mastectomy: A Rare Case Report with a Review of the Literature. Medicina 2024, 60, 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60030399
Žatecký J, Coufal O, Sekret D, Peteja M. Symptomatic Calcifications after Mastectomy: A Rare Case Report with a Review of the Literature. Medicina. 2024; 60(3):399. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60030399
Chicago/Turabian StyleŽatecký, Jan, Oldřich Coufal, Dobroslav Sekret, and Matúš Peteja. 2024. "Symptomatic Calcifications after Mastectomy: A Rare Case Report with a Review of the Literature" Medicina 60, no. 3: 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60030399