Bilateral fibroadenoma of the ectopic breast tissue in axilla: A case report

Rajkumar, Bharani; Anbarasu, Sasivannan; Rajagopal, Lavanya

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2015.020920144

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“…4 Ectopic breast tissue is a developmental anomaly and can present in form of accessory breasts or lump anywhere along the milk line, though there have been cases reported of ectopic breast tissue found in face, foot, lumbar region, vulva and perineum. 5 Ectopic breast tissue in location other than milk line is explained by the possible migratory arrest of breast primordium during chest wall development or that it develops from the modified apocrine sweat glands.…”

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A rare case of fibroadenoma in ectopic breast tissue of axilla: case report

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Developmental abnormalities of breast can lead to formation of ectopic breast tissue which may present as polymastia or polythelia or in form of swelling along the milk line. Ectopic breast tissue can also develop pathological changes similar to normal located breast tissue. This report is about a case of fibroadenoma developing in ectopic breast tissue of axilla. A thirty-four-year-old female presented with painful swelling in right axilla for 2 years and was diagnosed with fibroadenoma of axillary tail of right breast. Excision biopsy of the swelling confirmed the diagnosis of fibroadenoma. Fibroadenoma must be considered for any axillary swelling along with other differential diagnoses like lymphadenopathy, carcinoma arising from ectopic breast tissue, lipoma, sebaceous cyst, tuberculosis, vascular lesions, cutaneous malignancies or secondaries in lymph nodes. Ectopic breast tissue should be subjected to similar evaluation and screening as is recommended for normally located breast tissue. The patient should also be evaluated for possibility of kidney and urinary tract malformations.

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A rare case of fibroadenoma in ectopic breast tissue of axilla: case report

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“…They can increase in size in about 5% of patients and regress in size in about 25% of patients with time [reference]. Bilateral fibroadenoma developing in both axillas have ectopic breast tissue have been reported [10,11]. The origin of fibroadenoma has been attributed to ectopic breast tissue in axilla which may not be palpable clinically.…”

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Giant Axillary Fibroadenoma: A Rare Case Report

Arora¹

2017

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“…But biopsy is only gold standard investigation. 14,15 At present, primary diagnosis was made by FNAC in all 19 cases and biopsy was done in five cases. The only reason behind that was; only those patients came to hospital for surgery, so less number of biopsy.…”

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Diagnostic dilemma of ectopic breast in axillary region among the patients attending tertiary care hospital in rural India

Krishna¹,

Dayal²

2016

J Coll Med Sci-Nepal

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Background and objectives: Breast developmental anomalies are common. Normally there are two breasts with nipple and areola. When it is more than two breasts, it is called Polymastia. It can also be known as ectopic or accessory breast. Diagnosis is must because it shows same disease conditions which are seen in normally occurring breast tissue. The aim of present study was to know the clinical characters, symptoms and microscopic pathological, physiological changes seen with patients diagnosed with axillary accessory breast tissue.Materials and Method: Present study was conducted in tertiary care hospital in cytology and Histopathological section of Pathology in the period from January 2013 to December 2015 on axillary swelling. FNAC & histopathology were diagnostic tool.Result: The minimum age of patients with accessory breast was 10 years and maximum was 35 years, maximum number of patients; 12 (54.54%) belonging to 21 to 30 years age group. Common clinical complaint was swelling axillary region (100%). Among these patients, 21 (95.45 %) were female only one (4.54%) patient was male. Bilateral swelling was found in eight (36.36 %) cases. Clinically lipoma was most common provisional diagnosis in eight (36.36%) patients.Conclusion: Ectopic breast tissue usually presents with axillary swelling. In axillary swelling along with lipoma, lymphadenopathy, neurofibroma, sabeceous cyst accessory breast as a diagnosis should be kept in mind. Every Axillary swelling must be examined because it can be accessory breast tissue. JCMS Nepal. 2016;12(2):74-7

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Bilateral fibroadenoma of the ectopic breast tissue in axilla: A case report

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A rare case of fibroadenoma in ectopic breast tissue of axilla: case report

A rare case of fibroadenoma in ectopic breast tissue of axilla: case report

Giant Axillary Fibroadenoma: A Rare Case Report

Diagnostic dilemma of ectopic breast in axillary region among the patients attending tertiary care hospital in rural India

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