Report on a case of breast sarcoma metastatic to the axillary lymph nodes

Tumori. 2006 Mar-Apr;92(2):188-90. doi: 10.1177/030089160609200219.

Abstract

Breast sarcoma is a rare entity that accounts for less than 1% of all breast malignancies; it may spread by direct invasion and/or through the blood. Axillary lymph node involvement is extremely rare and usually associated with advanced-stage disease. In the surgical treatment of this neoplasm, complete axillary lymphadenectomy is important for the local clearance of the clinically involved lymph nodes. We report a case of a 65-year-old woman affected by follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the left breast. Six months after breast surgery she developed an axillary metastasis from the same disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Axilla
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Dendritic Cells, Follicular / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Sarcoma / secondary*