Ectopic axillary breast cancer in a male patient

Ectopic breast tissue can persist in the axilla due to lack of involution of mammary glands along the mammary lines. It is rare in men, and the malignant transformation to breast cancer has occasionally been described. Differential diagnosis of any axillary tumor should include breast cancer arising...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Peil, Nils, Varga, Zsuzsanna, Barysch, Marjam J., Brüssow, Cornelia, Dedes, Konstantin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7669415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33235795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3336
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Sumario:Ectopic breast tissue can persist in the axilla due to lack of involution of mammary glands along the mammary lines. It is rare in men, and the malignant transformation to breast cancer has occasionally been described. Differential diagnosis of any axillary tumor should include breast cancer arising at ectopic sites.

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