Unusual presentation of metastatic ovarian carcinoma as an enlarged intramammary lymph node.
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Metastasis to the breast most commonly arises from a contralateral primary breast malignancy; however, metastatic disease can also result from extramammary malignancies by hematogenous or lymphatic dissemination. This case report reviews an unusual presentation of primary ovarian carcinoma with metastasis to an intramammary lymph node.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings
دوره 28 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015