Case report: recurrent metastatic breast cancer in internal mammary dissection bed discovered at the time of coronary bypass
Woodard GA, Lee H, Fels Elliott DR, Jones KD, Wong J, Jablons DM, Ihnken K. Case report: recurrent metastatic breast cancer in internal mammary dissection bed discovered at the time of coronary bypass. Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2019, 14: 158. PMID: 31488186, PMCID: PMC6728940, DOI: 10.1186/s13019-019-0980-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft internal mammary arteryDissection bedEstrogen receptorBreast cancerChest radiationHormonal therapyBypass surgeryRecurrent cancerNon-ST elevation myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypass surgeryRecurrent metastatic breast cancerThree-vessel coronary artery bypassTumor cellsBreast intraductal carcinomaPrior chest radiationCoronary artery bypassArtery bypass surgeryInternal mammary arteryRecurrent breast cancerSaphenous vein graftsElevation myocardial infarctionMetastatic breast cancerHistory of cancerAreas of necrosisDense fibrous tissue