A Rare Presentation Of An Ectopic Breast Tissue In Axilla

Vidyasagar, Radhika; Sudarshan,; Singh, Rajvir; Shivaram,

doi:10.1515/pjs-2015-0099

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“…Accessory breasts have the potential to undergo both benign and non-benign transformations as normal breast tissue. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Accessory breasts occur along the milk line extending from the axilla to the pubic region. [1][2][3][4][5][6] This line represents the location of the embryonic mammary ridges which involutes except for the two segments located in the pectoral regions which develop into breasts.…”

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“…1 The incidence of accessory breast is 1-6% of the normal population. 1,3,4 Cases of accessory breasts are usually sporadic but familial presentations associated with urogenital and congenital cardiac abnormalities have been described although the association has been challenged. 4 Kajava developed the accessory breast classification system in 1915 which is still being used today 3 (Table 1).…”

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Fibroadenoma in the axillary accessory breast

Motsumi¹,

Narasimhamurthy²,

Gabolwelwe³

2018

S. Afr. j. surg.

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A 30-year-old female noted a mass in her right axilla for 6 years. The mass was painless, slowly growing, causing discomfort, had cyclical changes in consistency and was of cosmetic concern to the patient. Examination revealed normal breasts and a soft, non-tender, broad based mass in the right axilla. Sonography was non-diagnostic. Diagnostic doubt, cosmetic concern and discomfort to the patient prompted excisional biopsy which revealed a 1 cm fibroadenoma with surrounding breast tissue and a diagnosis of fibroadenoma arising in accessory breast tissue was made. Surgical excision is recommended for symptomatic accessory breast tissue where diagnostic doubt exists and for cosmetic reasons.

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Fibroadenoma in the axillary accessory breast

Motsumi¹,

Narasimhamurthy²,

Gabolwelwe³

2018

S. Afr. j. surg.

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“…Patients with axillary FAs usually seek medical attention after a history of a palpable lump that ranges from a few days to several years. In some cases, they report symptoms of pain, tenderness, and discomfort [23][24][25]47]. On physical examination, fibroadenomas are firm in consistency, well-defined, tender or non-tender, and freely mobile.…”

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Fibroadenoma Arising in Axillary Ectopic Breast Tissue. A Diagnostic Challenge

Koufopoulos¹,

Dimas²,

Boutas³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Ectopic or accessory breast tissue may occur in primitive embryonic milk lines or locations other than the milk line. The same pathology arising in breast tissue may occur less frequently in ectopic breast tissue. Fibroadenomas rarely occur in ectopic breast tissue, with less than 50 reported cases in the English literature, despite being the most common benign breast neoplasms. Diagnosing fibroadenoma in ectopic breast tissue can be challenging due to the lack of clinical suspicion and the atypical findings in imaging studies. Treatment consists of surgical excision. In this manuscript, we present a case of a 24-year-old patient with a fibroadenoma of the left axilla arising in bilateral axillary ectopic breast tissue, and we comprehensively review the literature.

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“…Ectopic breast tissue, which was confirmed in this case, is commonly caused by incomplete regression of the embryonic mammary ridge (milk line) located from the axilla to the groin. Ectopic breast tissue can be distinguished relatively easily if it is present bilaterally or if the areola and nipple are expressed; however, such tissue can often be confused with other diseases [3]. In particular, axillary ectopic breast tis-sue with a diameter of more than 5 cm is rare, and if it occurs in men, misdiagnosis of other diseases, such as lipoma or liposarcoma, is likely to occur [4].…”

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Giant Axillary Ectopic Breast in a Male Patient: A Case Report

Sung¹,

Kim²

2023

J Breast Dis

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Axillary masses have diverse origins and require systematic diagnosis and treatment. Among various diseases, ectopic breast tissue occurs when the regression of primitive mammary tissue fails in a location other than the pectoral breast. Ectopic breast tissue was significantly rarer in men, accounting for 5.3% of all cases. We report the case of a 57-year-old male patient who presented with a large axillary mass. Surgical excision and pathological biopsy were performed after comprehensively considering the rapidly increasing size, discomfort in daily life, and radiological findings that could not exclude sarcoma. Total excision of the mass was performed, and a 15×14×4 cm mass was extracted. The mass was histologically confirmed to be ectopic male breast tissue. We report a case of total excision of a rare giant axillary mass classified as ectopic breast tissue in a male patient and suggest the need to reconsider the possibility of various diseases rarely reported in men and the need for further research.

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A Rare Presentation Of An Ectopic Breast Tissue In Axilla

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Fibroadenoma in the axillary accessory breast

Fibroadenoma in the axillary accessory breast

Fibroadenoma Arising in Axillary Ectopic Breast Tissue. A Diagnostic Challenge

Giant Axillary Ectopic Breast in a Male Patient: A Case Report

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