Issledovaniâ i Praktika v Medicine (Jan 2016)

ACCESSORY BREAST. CLINICAL CASE

  • E. K. Saribekyan,
  • V. V. Efanov,
  • I. M. Shirokikh,
  • E. A. Yagubova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17709/2409-2231-2015-2-4-77-81
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 4
pp. 77 – 81

Abstract

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The presence of additional fully formed accessory breast (polymastia), accessory nipples (polythelia) or other options ectopically positioned breast tissue is fairly rare developmental anomalies. Its occurrence frequency is approximately 1% of the general population. This article describes a rare case of localization of additional mammary glands and their surgical correction.

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