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M. Stierer, MD; H. R. Rosen, MD; R. Heinz, MD; H. Hanak, MD

JAMA. 1990;263(21):2922-2923.

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PRIMARY malignant lymphoma of the breast is a rare disorder. In a statistical review, the incidence of this entity associated with other malignant tumors of the breast has been reported as 0.14%.¹ Manifestations of malignant lymphoma of the breast are predominantly extranodal, in the form of stage I E disease, according to the Ann Arbor classification. While spread of the lymphoma has been reported to progress from the breast into the regional lymph nodes (stage II E, Ann Arbor), no instance of the reverse process (axilla to breast) has been described.¹

We report the synchronous occurrence of axillary malignant lymphoma and carcinoma of the breast metastasizing into the ipsilateral axilla.

Report of Cases

CASE 1. —

A 66-year-old woman noted a cherry-sized painless lump in the laterocranial quadrant of the right breast, which had persisted for the past 2 weeks, accompanied by a dragging sensation in the right . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Surgery (Drs Stierer and Rosen) and Hematology-Oncology (Dr Heinz),and the Institute of Pathology (Dr Hanak), Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Hanusch Hospital, Heinrich-Collinstraße 30, 1140 Vienna, Austria (Dr Stierer).

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