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Recurrent abscess after MammoSite brachytherapy
Richard A Lopchinsky1, Kristina A Giles
1Department of Surgery, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Richard.lopchinsky@mssm.edu
The Breast Journal
|December 1, 2004
Abstract:
Recently a new catheter was introduced to facilitate brachytherapy in a lumpectomy cavity. Data are limited on the side effects of high-dose brachytherapy to the lumpectomy cavity with the MammoSite catheter. We present a case of recurrent abscesses over a 7-month period in the lumpectomy cavity after MammoSite brachytherapy.
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