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Article type: Case Report
Authors: Pujani, Mukta | Khan, Sabina | Hassan, Mohd Jaseem | Jetley, Sujata* | Raina, Prabhat Kumar
Affiliations: Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR), New Delhi, India
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Sujata Jetley, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. Tel.: +91 9013517999; E-mail:[email protected]
Abstract: Concomitant breast cancer metastasis and tubercular lymphadenitis in axillary lymph node is an extremely rare occurrence. Axillary lymph node metastasis is the most important factor in the staging of breast carcinoma and the number of axillary nodes showing metastases alters the stage. As tuberculosis also produces nodal enlargement, this can mimic or complicate the staging of malignant disease. Dual pathology in an organ can lead to difficulties in interpretation and inappropriate treatment of tuberculosis as well as carcinoma breast. Moreover, fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) from such cases may be misleading if only one of the diseases is picked up. Therefore, the need for multiple attempts at FNAC should be stressed upon for all palpable lumps. We report a case of infiltrating duct carcinoma breast in a 45-year-old female where tuberculosis was discovered in axillary lymph nodes in addition to metastases. As the present case led to incidental discovery of tuberculosis with tumor metastasis, it reinforces the possibility of a coexistent lesion in the pathologists' mind, especially in regions endemic for tuberculosis.
Keywords: Metastasis, tuberculosis, axillary lymph node, coexistence, carcinoma breast
DOI: 10.3233/BD-150405
Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 195-198, 2015
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