Fibroadenoma in Axillary Ectopic Breast Tissue Mimicking Lymphadenopathy
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Correspondence
Dr. Pooja Kamlesh Gajaria,
1401/1402, Shobha Suman Chs, M.M. Malaviya Road, Opp- Telephone Exchange, Mulund West, Mumbai-400 080,
Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: drpoojakg@gmail.com
Swellings in the axilla especially in women are always viewed with suspicion owing to a large number of these being associated with breast carcinoma presenting as nodal metastasis. In a country like India, tuberculous lymphadenopathy is also amongst the first differentials. We present a case of a woman with right sided axillary swelling mimicking lymphadenopathy which on Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) turned out to be fibroadenoma of the ectopic breast tissue. This condition is a rare occurrence in Ectopic Breast Tissue (EBT) as opposed to that in the normal breast, the most common pathology affecting ectopic breast being carcinomas.