title: Axillary gland involvement in breast carcinomas is not always metastatic: a case report.
abstract: We describe an unusual case of coexistence of carcinoma in the breast and an ipsilateral enlargement of axillary lymph nodes caused by tuberculosis. Accurate diagnosis has helped us in down staging the carcinoma in the breast and also identifying curable disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast and General Surgery, West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth, London, United Kingdom. babuselvi@aol.com
authors.forename: E Dinakara
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Naseem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tariq
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Aref
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vashisht
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*