Cancer Biology & Medicine, 2012 The development of accessory breast tissue, which is found anywhere along the milk line, is attributed to the failure of milk line remnants to regress during embryogenesis. Primary tumors may arise from any ectopic breast tissue.
Jin-yan Hao +11 more
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Accessory breast cancer in the inframammary region: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Surgical Case Reports, 2021 Background Although a few cases of accessory breast cancer (ABC) have been reported, most were in the axillary region. We encountered an extremely rare case of ABC in the inframammary region (IMR).
Yuka Eguchi +9 more
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Ciclosporin-induced accessory breast tissue: Dramatic improvement after dose adjustment
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2019 Accessory breast tissue is a relatively common congenital condition in which abnormal accessory breast tissue is seen as a mass anywhere along the course of embryologic mammary streak in addition to the presence of normal breast tissue.
Wieam Nabil Mahmoud Karrar +2 more
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Primary encapsulated papillary carcinoma of axillary accessory breast complicated with breast cancer: a case report [PDF]
Xin yixueMultiple primary carcinomas of primary encapsulated papillary carcinoma of axillary accessory breast complicated with breast cancer are extremely rare in clinical practice.
Huang Yingyin, Mei Yue, Guo Xinmin
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Unexpected presentation of accessory breast cancer presenting as a subcutaneous mass at costal ridge: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background During embryogenesis, bilateral thickening of ectoderm from anterior axillary folds to inguinal folds, called mammary ridges or milk lines, develops into breast tissues.
Peeradech Thasanabanchong +1 more
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Axillary Reverse Lymphatic Mapping in the Treatment of Axillary Accessory Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of Management [PDF]
European Journal of Breast Health, 2022 Accessory breast tissue is a rare aberration of normal breast development, that presents most commonly in the axilla. Similar to normal breast tissue, it can undergo physiologic and pathologic changes, including malignant transformation. We report a rare
Orli Friedman-Eldar +3 more
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Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast Metastatic to the Spleen and Accessory Spleen: Report of a Case [PDF]
Case Reports in Pathology, 2016 Despite the fact that accessory spleen (also known as supernumerary spleen, splenunculus, or splenule) can be found in 10–30% of patients undergoing autopsies, metastatic disease occurring in this organ has been barely reported.
Gabriel M. Groisman
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Surgery for fibroadenoma arising from axillary accessory breast [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2021 Background Patients with fibroadenomas in axillary accessory breasts (AABs) have a palpable mass, cyclic axillary pain, and aesthetic concerns that must be addressed.
Sung Ryul Lee
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Axillary Accessory Breast Tissue Mimicking Lipoma
Galician Medical Journal, 2016 Accessory breast tissue is rare congenital condition which occurs in 0.4-6% of women, it is usually bilateral, asymptomatic and commonly present in axilla.
Abdelmoughit Echchaoui, Ghattas Daoud
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Accessory Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Japanese Literature
Tumori, 1998 The case of a 31-year-old woman with accessory breast cancer in the left axilla is described. She had noticed a swelling in the left axilla during her three pregnancies.
Takuya Hatada +2 more
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