Case 179
Case History
A 63-year-old woman presents 3 months after right lumpectomy for breast cancer. She now has a lump in her surgical site.
Physical Examination
• right breast: tender palpable lump in the lumpectomy site
• left breast: normal exam
Mammogram
Mass (Figs. 179–1 and 179–2)
• margin: circumscribed
• shape: oval
• density: equal density
Figure 179–1. Three months after patient’s right lumpectomy, there is an ill-defined oval mass associated with the lumpectomy site. The palpable lump corresponds to this mass. (A). Right CC mammmogram. (B). Right CC spot compression mammogram.
