Breast cancer presenting as a mass in the Axilla: A report of two cases

INTRODUCTION World wide breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths in middle aged women.1 In developing countries, breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer related mortality due mainly to late presentation.2 In Ghana breast cancer is increasingly diagnosed as breast disease awareness increases.3•4 Ultra-sonography and mammography services are not widely available in our hospitals. Careful clinical examination of patients and biopsy of suspicious lumps remains the mainstay of diagnosing breast cancer. The purpose of reporting these two cases is to highlight the less frequent clinical presentation of breast cancer as persistent isolated, unilateral axillary lymphadenopathy.