International Clinical and Medical Case Reports Journal (ISSN: 2832-5788) | Volume 5, Issue 8 | Case Report | Open Access DOI

Successful Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in a Patient with Severe Intellectual Disability Who Refused to Leave Her Car: A Case Report

Tagalsir Alamin Logman^*

Tagalsir Alamin Logman*, Salim Arahbi, Said Almanthari, Ahmed Rashad, Tahmour Azmakan

Department of General Surgery, Rustaq Hospital, Sultanate of Oman

^*Correspondence to: Tagalsir Alamin Logman 

Abstract

Patients with severe intellectual disability may present unique challenges that make standard diagnostic and therapeutic pathways impossible. We report the case of a 36-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability who refused to leave her family's car throughout the diagnostic and treatment process. A multidisciplinary team developed an unconventional but safe approach, providing procedural sedation inside the vehicle to facilitate tissue diagnosis, staging investigations, and ultimately definitive surgical treatment. This patient-centred strategy allowed successful management of locally advanced breast cancer while respecting the patient's behavioural limitations.

Keywords:

Breast Cancer; Diagnosis; Disability

Citation:

Tagalsir Alamin Logman, Salim Arahbi, Said Almanthari, Ahmed Rashad, Tahmour Azmakan. Successful Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in a Patient with Severe Intellectual Disability Who Refused to Leave Her Car: A Case Report. Int Clinc Med Case Rep Jour. 2026;5(8):1-3.