2016
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-016-1443-8
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Supernumerary Breast on the Back: a Case Report

Abstract: Supernumerary breast is an uncommon disease seen in Asian population at an incidence of 2-6 % of general population. The pathology despite being present since birth remains asymptomatic till hormonal stimulation viz. puberty, pregnancy, and lactation. The management for such benign ectopic breast tissue is excision. However, one should always rule out malignancy in such lumps.

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“…Diagnosis of supernumerary nipple or polythelia is done at birth. However, it is necessary to wait for the age of the puberty or the occurrence of a pregnancy to see the breast-feeding to make the diagnosis of polymastia [6].…”
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“…Diagnosis of supernumerary nipple or polythelia is done at birth. However, it is necessary to wait for the age of the puberty or the occurrence of a pregnancy to see the breast-feeding to make the diagnosis of polymastia [6].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The surgery depends on the importance of the aesthetic discomfort, the volume of the supernumerary breast and its location. However, Fama et al [6]. recommend early surgical management for class I to IV abnormalities because of the high risk of cancer for these classes.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…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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“…A very rare case was recently reported in a 15-year-old Indian female who had two inter-scapular accessory breasts with two nipples and seven areolae. 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.…”
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