A rare case of primary carcinoma of axillary accessory breast tissue

Carcinomas of primary accessory breast tissue are rare, comprising 0.3–0.6% of all breast cancers and occur most commonly in the axilla. We report the unusual case of a 50-year-old lady with mucinous adenocarcinoma of axillary accessory breast tissue. In this report we review the presentation, key i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sikdar, Oishi, Roy, Meghna, Al-Ishaq, Zaid, Shinde, Veena, Sircar, Tapan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8531245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34691386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjab473
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Sumario:Carcinomas of primary accessory breast tissue are rare, comprising 0.3–0.6% of all breast cancers and occur most commonly in the axilla. We report the unusual case of a 50-year-old lady with mucinous adenocarcinoma of axillary accessory breast tissue. In this report we review the presentation, key investigations and treatment of this condition.

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