A Nonpalpable Nodule in Ectopic Axillary Breast Tissue: Consider Phyllodes Tumor

Eva Ruvalcaba-Limón1, Verónica Bautista-Piña2, Julio Ramírez-Bollas1

  • 1Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Instituto de Enfermedades de la Mama y Fundación del Cáncer de Mama (IEM-FUCAM), Mexico City, Mexico.

Case Reports in Pathology
|January 21, 2017
PubMed
Summary

A rare benign phyllodes tumor was found in ectopic axillary breast tissue. This case highlights the importance of thorough evaluation of axillary nodules detected during breast cancer screening.

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