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Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema
Published on: January 12, 2017
Breast cancer management in a case of hemihypertrophy/lymphedema
1Surgery Department, Arash Women's Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
Breast cancer can occur in women affected by congenital disorders because of its very high incidence. The circumstances of the underlying disease may affect the treatment plan for the cancer. In our case, breast cancer occurred in a 43-year-old woman with congenital hemihypertrophy and lymphedematous features of the overgrowth. These conditions are described in the article while questions about the best practice for the cancer surgery are mentioned.
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