2023
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.36594
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Fibroadenoma Arising in Axillary Ectopic Breast Tissue. A Diagnostic Challenge

Abstract: 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 i… Show more

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“…[35,36]. Also, fibroadenomas arising in axillary ectopic breast tissue may appear as an enlarged lymph node [37]. Therefore, the clinical differential diagnosis is vague.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[35,36]. Also, fibroadenomas arising in axillary ectopic breast tissue may appear as an enlarged lymph node [37]. Therefore, the clinical differential diagnosis is vague.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%