Abstract
We describe the case of a 65-year-old female with a history of left-sided ductal carcinoma in situ in 2008. Mammography in January 2020 demonstrated calcifications in the previously affected breast. Subsequent stereotactic biopsy results were benign. In the months that followed, the patient experienced breast changes but avoided returning to the facility as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened. In August of 2020, the patient returned for a repeat mammogram, which indicated 2 suspicious masses in the left breast. Further analysis through ultrasound-guided core biopsy ultimately led to a left mastectomy and lymph node biopsy, which were performed in September 2020. Pathology results revealed multifocal invasive ductal carcinoma stage IIB.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-8-2021
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.04.003
Repository Citation
Thompson, Hannah K. and Spicer, Paul J., "Recurrent Breast Cancer Diagnosis Delayed by COVID-19 Pandemic" (2021). Radiology Faculty Publications. 32.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/radiology_facpub/32
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Radiology Case Reports, v. 16, issue 6.
© 2021 The Authors
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).