A rare case of unilateral axillary supernumerary breast.
Axillary
Milky line
Supernumerary breast
Surgery
Unilateral
Journal
Radiology case reports
ISSN: 1930-0433
Titre abrégé: Radiol Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101467888
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
received:
22
05
2021
revised:
26
06
2021
accepted:
26
06
2021
entrez:
9
8
2021
pubmed:
10
8
2021
medline:
10
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Polymastia or supernumerary breast is an anomaly of the embryonic development of the mammary gland resulting in ectopic breast tissue. We report an exceptional case of a unilateral axillary supernumerary breast in a 71-year-old patient which became enlarged after menopause. The diagnosis was confirmed on anatomopathological study which revealed no sign of malignancy otherwise. In our case, it was a proliferation of glandular tissue, without areola or nipple, rarely reported in the literature, and corresponding to Kajava class IV. The patient underwent surgical treatment in order to resolve the problem of aesthetic discomfort and to limit the risk of malignant transformation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34367399
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.06.074
pii: S1930-0433(21)00450-7
pmc: PMC8326594
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
2804-2807Commentaires et corrections
Type : ErratumIn
Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.
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