Breast cancer presenting as axillary abscess and unilateral lymphedema
โ Scribed by R Lakshmanan, A Cheng
- Book ID
- 120699497
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 461 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1465-5411
- DOI
- 10.1186/bcr2288
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## Abstract The presentation of cancer in an axillary lymph node without an obvious primary site is a diagnostic challenge. This is particularly true in female patients. A diagnosis of metastatic adenocarcinoma consistent with occult breast primary requires further prompt therapy.
The authors describe a 55-year-old man with an axillary mass. Physical examination of the breast was normal, and the patient had no risk factors for cancer of the male breast. A workup for other possible cancers was normal. Excisional biopsy of the mass revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma. The histol