Carcinoma of the axillary breast.
10.3349/ymj.1999.40.3.290
- Author:
Jae Ho CHEONG
1
;
Byung Chan LEE
;
Kyong Sik LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhcheong@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Axillary breast cancer
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/pathology*;
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/complications;
Adult;
Aged;
Breast/abnormalities*;
Breast Neoplasms/pathology*;
Breast Neoplasms/complications;
Carcinoma, Infiltrating Duct/pathology*;
Carcinoma, Infiltrating Duct/complications;
Case Report;
Female;
Human;
Middle Age
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
1999;40(3):290-293
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Axillary breast is one of the varieties of polymastia which is characterized by the presence of more than 2 breasts. It may cause symptoms during pregnancy, lactation, or in the premenopausal period. Unless there are obvious symptoms of lactation or the assistance of further imaging studies such as mammography and breast ultrasound, the diagnosis is often confused with subcutaneous lipoma. The incidence of axillary breast cancer is low but it should be investigated and treated properly in view of another breast cancer in the embryonic milk-line. In this paper we reviewed 4 cases of axillary breast cancer and documented some articles regarding aberrant breast and carcinoma arising from it. It is suggested that subcutaneous nodules of uncertain origin around the periphery of the breast should be viewed with suspicion and treated properly.
