Left Wide Local Excision using ‘round-block’ oncoplastic technique in relatively average-sized breast
Stella Buckingham W416035
52 year old
- 5mm Left lower outer quadrant breast cancer detected on screening mammogram (May 2015). Biopsy shows Grade 1 invasive Ductal Carcinoma + low grade DCIS, ER-positive, PR-positive, HER2- negative.
- Past history of rheumatoid arthritis. Non-smoker. 36E bra cup size
- Left wire guided Wide Local Excision + Sentinel Node Biopsy ( June 2015) via circular incision around areola and lower axilla. – 38g tissue excised. Final histology showed 16mm of Grade 1 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma + 22mm High Grade DCIS, clear margins, Normal single sentinel lymph node.
- MDT recommendation: whole breast radiotherapy and 5 years of Tamoxifen.
- Last clinic review and mammogram in May 2020 – no evidence of recurrence.