Axillary lymphadenopathy as the primary presentation of primary peritoneal carcinoma.
The finding of isolated distant metastatic axillary lymphadenopathy without remarkable intra-abdominal disease is very unusual. We report on a patient with primary peritoneal serous carcinoma who initially presented with axillary lymphadenopathy, and was misdiagnosed as having primary breast cancer. In the case of an isolated axillary adenocarcinoma various kinds of immunohistochemical tests should be performed in order to elucidate the origin of the malignancy.
Berker
Bulent
B
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. bulentberker@hotmail.com
Ortac
Firat
F
Ataoglu
Omur
O
D000368:Aged; D001365:Axilla; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D018283:Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor