Fibroadenoma in Axillary Ectopic Breast Tissue Mimicking Lymphadenopathy

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research : JCDR
Pooja Kamlesh Gajaria, Ujwala M Maheshwari

Abstract

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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