A Patient Is Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer

A patient is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. After surgery, the pathology report shows the presence of cancer cells in the axillary lymph nodes. What is the most probable explanation for this finding?

A) This is a good finding because it shows that the lymph nodes are doing their job to remove cancerous cells from the bloodstream.
B) This finding confirms that the cancer began in the lymph nodes and spread to the breast.
C) This is a good finding because the presence of the cancer cells allows the lymph nodes to release phagocytic white blood cells targeted specifically to the cancer cell.
D) This finding indicates that cancer cells may have spread to other parts of the body.