[Metastatic breast cancer 49 years after initial treatment]

Tunis Med. 2005 Apr;83(4):237-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Very late metastases after cancer therapy are not common. We report an exceptionnal case of breast carcinoma associated with pregnancy that reocurred in the form of brain metastasis 49 years after initial treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / pathology*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / therapy
  • Time Factors