Open AccessEctopic axillary breast cancer in a male patient
Author(s) -
Peil Nils,
Varga Zsuzsanna,
Barysch Marjam J.,
Brüssow Cornelia,
Dedes Konstantin J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3336
Subject(s) - medicine , axilla , involution (esoterism) , breast cancer , differential diagnosis , malignant transformation , cancer , oncology , pathology , biology , consciousness , neuroscience
Ectopic breast tissue can persist in the axilla due to lack of involution of mammary glands along the mammary lines. It is rare in men, and the malignant transformation to breast cancer has occasionally been described. Differential diagnosis of any axillary tumor should include breast cancer arising at ectopic sites.