A man in his late 20s presented with a painless swelling in his left axilla accompanied with nocturnal sweating. On examination, there was a well circumscribed, pulsatile lump within the axilla. Subsequent imaging revealed an axillary artery aneurysm with thrombus within. Subsequent surgical repair was undertaken. Subsequent histological examination of the vessel revealed features characteristi...

BACKGROUND Controversy continues to surround the best practice for management of the axilla in patients with early breast cancer (EBC), particularly the clinically negative axilla. The balance between therapeutic and staging roles of axillary surgery (with the consequent morbidity of the procedures utilized) has altered. This is due to the increasing frequency of women presenting with early sta...

We report the first description of CT findings of axillary tuberculous lymphadenitis confirmed by the pathological specimen. The breast cancer screening examination is one of the prime methods of detection of axillary tuberculous lymphadenitis. The most common site of axillary tuberculous lymphadenitis is the deep axilla. Screening mammography often fails to cover the whole axilla. The presence...

Treatment of the axilla by surgery with or without radiotherapy remains an integral part of the management of patients with invasive breast cancer. In general, the standard treatment of the axilla involves axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in which surgical clearance of axillary nodes with a minimum of level I & II is performed. ALND is an effective staging procedure and is essential for lo...

We report a case of a giant melanoma on the back with a very extreme Breslow thickness. On physical examination a large odorous and ulcerating tumour was seen adjacent to two large crusted lesions, probably in transit metastases. In the right and left axilla enlarged lymph nodes were palpated. The patient underwent salvage surgery consisting of a complete wide excision of the tumors on the back...

Axillary lymph nodes have long been recognized as a route for breast cancer to spread systemically. As result, staging of the axilla has always played central role in treatment cancer. Anatomic was believed be important two reasons: 1) it predicts prognosis and guides medical therapy, 2) is potential therapy removal disease axilla. This paradigm now called into question. Prognostic information ...

Abstract Introduction Axillary lymph nodes have long been recognized as a route for breast cancer to spread systemically, thus the assessment of axilla with ultrasound should be undertaken if suspicious findings are identified in or axilla. Needle biopsy: (Fine needle aspiration (FNA) core biopsy (CB) -under imaging guidance- is indicated enlarged axillary mass lesion (U2–5) identified. Multipl...

Effect of pressure application by a crutch to the axilla of the side of the dominant right nostril on the pattern of nostril dominance with emphasis on the time sequence of changes and recovery was studied in the young male Nigerians. The nostril dominance was assessed from the percentage of tidal volume flowing through the right and left nostril passages during expiratory phase (7). Applicatio...

A patient presented with flu-like symptoms and a warm, tender area in the left axilla after working with an ancient piece of Cyprus wood. Antibiotics prescribed failed to improve symptoms. Followup physical examination and subsequent ultrasound found suspicious left-breast mass and an enlarged lymph node in the left axilla. Biopsy and lumpectomy of the left-breast mass revealed invasive ductal ...