Axillary metastasis from occult breast cancer and synchronous contralateral breast cancer initially suspected to be cancer with contralateral axillary metastasis: a case report

Abstract Background Initial detection of axillary metastasis without known ipsilateral breast cancer could be a challenging diagnostic problem. Four options could be considered for the primary site of the malignancy: ipsilateral occult breast cancer, contralateral breast cancer, tumors in other dist...

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Main Authors: Myung Won Song, So Yeon Ki, Hyo Soon Lim, Hyo-jae Lee, Ji Shin Lee, Jung Han Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01569-x