see recurrence.

When a cancer comes back in the same place. (In breast cancer, also means when the cancer comes back under the arm on the same side as the affected breast.)

A breast cancer that returns to the same area that was originally treated. A local recurrence is different from advanced (metastatic) breast cancer, which means the breast cancer has spread from the original area to a distant part of the body.

Breast cancer that reappears in or near a breast that has undergone a complete treatment regimen. When Breast Cancer Recurs

When a cancer returns after treatment to the part of the body where it was originally diagnosed.

a regrowth of cancer in the breast where the disease started or in the skin and underlying tissues where the breast was.

Redevelopment of a tumor at a site where it had initially been removed.

The return of breast cancer in or near the primary site.

Recurrence of a tumor in a place already treated. Another kind of recurrence is metastatic recurrence, which refers to the occurrence of a tumor in a different part of the body.

A cancer that has come back in the place where it started.