Abstract
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.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.The morphologic features in this case (emperipolesis) oriented as axillary metastases from primary endometrial cancer.
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