Fibroadenoma in Axillary Ectopic Breast Tissue Mimicking Lymphadenopathy
Published: March 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/23295.9358
Pooja Kamlesh Gajaria, Ujwala M Maheshwari
1. Resident, Department of Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Medical College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
2. Professor, Department of Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Medical College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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.
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