Axillary node histology in cases of infiltrating breast cancer without nodal metastases dying later of disseminated disease.

The association is reported between the presence of plasma cells and sinus catarrh in the axilary lymph nodes from patients with breast carcinoma without nodal metastases, and their later death from disseminated disease. Patients surviving at 5 years showed predominantly parcortical reaction with sinus histiocytosis.