Axillary lymph node calcification due to metastatic papillary carcinoma.
A case is presented in which calcification in an axillary lymph node seen on a screening mammogram was the presenting feature of metastatic papillary carcinoma, presumed to be of thyroid origin. The differential diagnosis of axillary lymph node calcification seen on mammography is reviewed.
Chen
S W
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Medical Imaging Department, Canberra Hospital, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Bennett
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Price
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J
D000368:Aged; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008327:Mammography; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*