A rare presentation of an ectopic breast tissue in axilla

Accessory breast tissue is rare accounting to less than 1% cases seen in females. It is usually bilateral. We report a case of 24-year-old woman with a lump in the left axilla in view of its rarity and made a differential diagnosis of fibroadenoma, which following the investigations and histopatholo...

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Main Authors:	Radhika Vidyasagar, P. Sudarshan, N. Ravindranath Singh, S. Shivaram
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Our Dermatology Online 2015-10-01
Series:	Nasza Dermatologia Online
Subjects:	Axilla; Fibroadenoma; Breast
Online Access:	http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2015-4-18/

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spelling	doaj-40947b3a13944833b56988faddd4009d2020-11-24T22:42:54ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902015-10-016445045210.7241/ourd.20154.122A rare presentation of an ectopic breast tissue in axillaRadhika Vidyasagar0P. Sudarshan1N. Ravindranath Singh2S. Shivaram3Department of General Surgery, MVJ Medical College, Bangalore, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, MVJ Medical College, Bangalore, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, MVJ Medical College, Bangalore, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, MVJ Medical College, Bangalore, IndiaAccessory breast tissue is rare accounting to less than 1% cases seen in females. It is usually bilateral. We report a case of 24-year-old woman with a lump in the left axilla in view of its rarity and made a differential diagnosis of fibroadenoma, which following the investigations and histopathological report was confirmed as revealed fibroadenoma in the axilla. It should also be considered as a differential diagnosis for all axillary swellings.http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2015-4-18/Axilla; Fibroadenoma; Breast
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title	A rare presentation of an ectopic breast tissue in axilla
title_short	A rare presentation of an ectopic breast tissue in axilla
title_full	A rare presentation of an ectopic breast tissue in axilla
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publisher	Our Dermatology Online
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publishDate	2015-10-01
description	Accessory breast tissue is rare accounting to less than 1% cases seen in females. It is usually bilateral. We report a case of 24-year-old woman with a lump in the left axilla in view of its rarity and made a differential diagnosis of fibroadenoma, which following the investigations and histopathological report was confirmed as revealed fibroadenoma in the axilla. It should also be considered as a differential diagnosis for all axillary swellings.
topic	Axilla; Fibroadenoma; Breast
url	http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2015-4-18/
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A rare presentation of an ectopic breast tissue in axilla

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