Metachronous breast cancer
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Radswiki T, Bell D, Knipe H, et al. Metachronous breast cancer. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 17 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15106
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23 Sep 2011,
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Synonyms:
- Matachronous breast malignancy
Metachronous breast cancers are two breast cancers that occur in either breast in two different time periods.
Treatment and prognosis
The survival rate of women with metachronous breast cancers diagnosed within two years of the original primary is worse than those with unilateral disease 4.
References
- 1. Kim MJ, Kim EK, Kwak JY et-al. Sonographic surveillance for the detection of contralateral metachronous breast cancer in an Asian population. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;192 (1): 221-8. doi:10.2214/AJR.07.4048 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Narabayashi M, Mitsumori M, Araki N et-al. A case of metachronous bilateral breast cancer with bilateral radiation pneumonitis after breast-conserving therapy. Breast Cancer. 2006;13 (3): 313-6. Breast Cancer (link) - Pubmed citation
- 3. Kim MJ, Kim EK, Kwak JY et-al. Role of sonography in the detection of contralateral metachronous breast cancer in an Asian population. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008;190 (2): 476-80. doi:10.2214/AJR.07.2683 - Pubmed citation
- 4. Kollias J, Ellis IO, Elston CW et-al. Prognostic significance of synchronous and metachronous bilateral breast cancer. World J Surg. 2001;25 (9): 1117-24. World J Surg (link) - Pubmed citation
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