Occult breast cancer may originate from ectopic breast tissue present in axillary lymph nodes.

Mitsuo TeradaYayoi AdachiMasataka SawakiMasaya HattoriAkiyo YoshimuraGondo NaomiHaruru KotaniMadoka IwaseAyumi KataokaSakura OnishiKayoko SuginoMakiko MoriNanae HorisawaEiichi SasakiYasushi YatabeHiroji Iwata

Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2018)

It is important to distinguish between "primary" OBC in ALNs and "metastatic" OBC from micro-primary breast tumor. Further studies are required to determine if omission of mastectomy and WBRT is acceptable.

Keyphrases

lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
radiation therapy
rectal cancer