Researchers at Catholic University Target Breast Cancer

2011 JUN 23 -- Researchers detail in "Successful multimodal treatment of a breast cancer patient with a recurrence invading the chest wall," new data in Breast Cancer. "We describe successful operative management of a solitary breast cancer metastasis in the chest wall after complete response with concomitant non-pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (NPLD) and docetaxel followed by sternal rib resection with prosthetic reconstruction. We report a case of a 41-year-old woman who had a breast cancer recurrence infiltrating neighboring osteo-cartilage of the left sternal body, the cartilaginous portion of the third and fourth ipsilateral ribs and was inseparable from the rear side...

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