Expansive-Type Breast Cancer Needs Careful Tissue Sampling to Avoid Needle Tract Recurrence: A Case Report

Karen Goto1, Shoji Oura1

  • 1Department of Surgery, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Kishiwada, JPN.

Cureus
|January 19, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Needle tract recurrence after breast cancer biopsy is rare but possible, particularly with expansive tumor types. Physicians should consider this risk, especially following core needle biopsies for diagnosis.

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