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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.