Abstract
Two cases of breast carcinoma with lymph node metastases are presented. In each case the metastases demonstrated the unusual phenomenon of resembling either cribriform or comedo DCIS. Furthermore both cases had the additional rare feature of demonstrable lymphatic involvement by DCIS-like carcinoma.
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