Male breast cancer arising in ectopic axillary breast tissue: A diagnostic dilemma
- Authors:
- Yangchun Xie
- Jin Huang
- Desheng Xiao
- Meizuo Zhong
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Affiliations: Department of Oncology, Central South University Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, Central South University Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
- Published online on: April 11, 2013 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1300
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1931-1934
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Abstract
Male breast cancer arising in ectopic axillary breast tissue is a rare occurrence and few cases have been reported in the literature. Due to its rarity, male axillary breast cancer is easy to misdiagnose. As for adenocarcinoma in the axilla, it is difficult to identify whether the origin is the mammary tissue or the skin appendages, particularly in cases where there is a poor differentiation. The present study reports the case of a male patient with a right axillary lesion that had been present for 6 months. A histological evaluation revealed the features of a poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma with regards to the pathological report. The patient was diagnosed with a metastatic adenocarcinoma with unknown primary origin. However, following 4 cycles of intensive chemotherapy, the patient experienced bone metastasis while the local lesion was in partial remission. Further immunohistochemistry confirmed its mammary origin. There is limited literature relating to male ectopic axillary breast cancer, and a high probability of misdiagnosis of this disease.
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