Axillary ectopic carcinoma of breast

J Pak Med Assoc. 2011 Sep;61(9):916-8.

Abstract

Carcinoma in ectopic breast tissue is rare. This is a case report of a 70-year-old postmenopausal female, who presented with a painless mass in right axilla, diagnosed as invasive ductal carcinoma of ectopic breast tissue an excisional biopsy. Postoperatively she was put on tamoxifen, and remained well 10 months after surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Axilla
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery
  • Breast*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / surgery
  • Choristoma / pathology*
  • Choristoma / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans