Ectopic breast carcinoma presenting as sebaceous cyst left axilla.

A 43-year-old woman with a positive family history of breast cancer presented with a painless lump in her left axilla for 2 years. Clinical diagnosis was a left axillary sebaceous cyst as the lump was inseparable from the skin. The lesion was excised under local anaesthesia and reported as breast tissue widely infiltrated by an invasive ductal carcinoma (grade 2).

Splenic epithelial cyst.

Cysts of spleen are rare entities. Congenital splenic cysts are even more uncommon comprising of only 10% of benign non-parasitic cysts. We report a case of 22 years old female who presented with history of 2 years abdominal pain and gradual distension.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare, locally aggressive, rarely metastatic skin tumor which tends to recur. A 45-year-old female presented with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans on her breast as a recurrent nodule after excision. Lump was re-excised with wide margins and irradiated.

Tuberculous mastitis.

Objective: To find out the different clinical presentations of breast tuberculosis and its treatment outcome.

Design: An observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Surgical ward 3 of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi from June 2001 to November 2003.