Axillary Tail Breast Cancer: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Maha Abdel Hadi, Eiman Shammari, Sarah Al Sinan, Rahma Shahbahai, Khadija AL Khwaja, Roa Al Gowejez and Arwa Al Nabhan

Department of Breast Surgery, Breast Imaging and Oncology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, KSA

^*Correspondance to: Maha Abdel Hadi 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.2375

Abstract

Axillary Breast cancer is a rare entity accounting for 0.1% to 2% of all breast cancer cases. It is typically composed of poorly differentiated IDC with occasionally areas of squamous or mesenchymal carcinoma. Axillary malignancy is challenging as there are many differential diagnoses that may require careful evaluation process. The reported differential diagnoses are occult breast carcinoma, accessory breast cancer, axillary tail breast cancer, and lymphoma or non-breast metastatic lymphadenopathy. We report two cases with similar clinical and histological presentations despite the age difference. Standard radiological and histopathological evaluations were employed to reach the diagnosis of IDC of the axillary tail.

Keywords

Axillary tail; Invasive ductal carcinoma; Breast cancer

Cite the article

Hadi MA, Shammari E, Al Sinan S, Shahbahai R, Al Khwaja K, Al Gowejez R, et al. Axillary Tail Breast Cancer: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. Clin Surg. 2019; 4: 2375.