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This report describes the case of a 70-year-old woman presenting to outpatient with a several-week history of a painful mass in her right breast, 30 years after her treatment for primary breast cancer. At first, this was suspected to have been a recurrence of her malignancy; however, repeated biopsies ultimately proved this to be negative. Her injury was actually a case of radiotherapy-induced necrosis (radionecrosis) and was subsequently treated with surgical debridement.
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Huq, F., Pai, M.D. & Potdar, N. Radionecrosis 30 Years After Breast Cancer. Indian J Surg 77 (Suppl 1), 81–83 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-014-1153-z
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