Axillary metastasis in a patient with double neoplasia: A case report

Background: Axillary lymph node metastases in women are most frequently associated with breast cancer. Few cases have been reported to be related to other primary tumors of the breast. Furthermore, emperipolesis, a phenomenon that occurs as a result of the phagocytosis of hematopoietic cells by neoplastic cells, is observed in few tumors. Case: A 72-year-old woman presenting endometrial and breast cancer developed axillary metastasis 2 months after diagnosis of breast cancer. A fine needle aspiration was performed. A diagnosis of metastasis from endometrial cancer was made on the basis of cytological characteristics. Conclusion: The morphologic features in this case (emperipolesis) oriented as axillary metastases from primary endometrial cancer. © The International Academy of Cytology.