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Axillary lymph node metastasis from mucoepidermoid carcinoma with cutaneous presentation
1Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Nowon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Extramammary metastases to the axilla are rare, but this case highlights a 73-year-old woman with a history of mucoepidermoid carcinoma presenting with isolated axillary lymph node metastasis.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Pathology
Background:
- Extramammary metastases to the breast and axilla are uncommon.
- Isolated axillary lymph node metastases from extramammary malignancies are particularly rare.
- Contralateral breast malignancies are the most frequent cause of axillary lymph node metastases.
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