title: Synchronous breast cancer and lymphoma: a case series and a review of the literature.
abstract: Four patients with synchronous breast cancer and lymphoma are described. In all cases, the lymphoma was an unexpected finding in the histopathology of the axillary lymph-node dissection. The diagnosis of synchronous malignancies poses challenges for both the diagnosing pathologist and the treating clinician.
authors.affiliation: Royal Brisbane Hospital, Butterfield Street, Herston, Queensland, Australia. katharine_cuff@health.gld.gov.au
authors.forename: Katharine E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Cuff
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Dettrick
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chern
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*