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Metachronous Contralateral Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis from Invasive Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report with Imaging Findings

Contralateral axillary lymph node metastasis is a rare entity in breast cancer and is currently classified as a distant metastasis; however, recent studies have proposed aggressive curative treatment since this entity may manifest as a locoregional disease. Herein, we report a rare case of contralat...

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Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Radiology 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9238203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36237360
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2021.0040
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Sumario:Contralateral axillary lymph node metastasis is a rare entity in breast cancer and is currently classified as a distant metastasis; however, recent studies have proposed aggressive curative treatment since this entity may manifest as a locoregional disease. Herein, we report a rare case of contralateral axillary lymph node metastasis that presented with imaging findings 22 months after the initial breast cancer diagnosis in a 67-year-old female. The patient underwent lymph node dissection of the axilla with adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. A follow-up examination 6 months after surgery showed no evidence of tumor recurrence or metastasis.