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Management of occult breast cancer presenting as an axillary metastasis

โœ Scribed by William H. Knapper

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
210 KB
Volume
7
Category
Article
ISSN
8756-0437

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โœฆ Synopsis

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.

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โœ Dr. Susan M. Balich; Janardan D. Khandekhar; Stephen F. Sener ๐Ÿ“‚ Article ๐Ÿ“… 1993 ๐Ÿ› John Wiley and Sons ๐ŸŒ English โš– 248 KB

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