Solitary Bone Metastasis beneath the Shoulder Shield: Coincidence or Cause?

G. Fan; E. Sinclair; M. Christakis; L. Erhlich; J. Zubovits; E. Chow

doi:10.3747/co.v13i4.98

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1 August 2006

Solitary Bone Metastasis beneath the Shoulder Shield: Coincidence or Cause?

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Curr. Oncol.2006, 13(4), 121-123;https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v13i4.98

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Abstract

Post-mastectomy radiotherapy has been demonstrated to improve locoregional control in breast cancer patients. We report a case involving a 44-year-old breast cancer patient who presented with a solitary bone metastasis in the area beneath the shoulder shield, likely from a coincidental recurrence.

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solitary bone metastasis; recurrence; post-mastectomy radiotherapy

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