Isolated Humeral Bone Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patient

• Authors: Barbara Madej , Andrzej Bednarek , Karolina Janikowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article reports a case of pathological fracture of the left humerus which occurred on the second postoperative day after a right-side modified radical mastectomy in patient primary diagnosed with an early stage of breast cancer. Lack of any clinical symptoms of bone metastasis were observed before surgery. The patient received operative treatment, i.e. resection of diaphyseal lesion and stabilization of the fracture with Rush rods and a plate were performed. Apart from that, bone defect was filled with concrete. In the fifth year of observation the patient feels well, there has been no recurrence of the disease detected. The left upper limb is fully mobile. The role of routine preoperative scintigraphy is discussed.

Keywords

EN

breast cancer; isolated bone metastasis; surgery of bone metastasis

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 81
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 532-534

Dates

published

1 - 11 - 2009

online

24 - 12 - 2009

Contributors

author

Barbara Madej

author

Andrzej Bednarek

• Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński's District Hospital in Lublin

author

Karolina Janikowska

• Department of Human Anatomy, Prof. Feliks Skubiszewski Medical University in Lublin

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-009-0086-x