Vol 62, No 4 (2003)
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Published online: 2003-09-05

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Axillary lymph node and early breast cancer diagnostics. A case report

Barbara Madej, Ryszard Maciejewski, Zbigniew Wójtowicz, Franciszek Burdan, Kamil Torres, Adam Kadej, Piotr Furtak
Folia Morphol 2003;62(4):523-525.

Abstract

Understanding of the anatomy of the axillary lymph nodes is important in diagnostic and treatment procedures for breast cancer. An interesting case is presented here of breast cancer without a breast tumour. The first symptom of the disease was lymphadenopathy of the axillary region. This kind of case is extremely rare in clinical practise (one case per 1-5 years) and constitutes a great problem for specialists, since in many cases the primary neoplasm source is unknown. The anatomical and clinical implications of such a situation are discussed.

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