Supernumerary Axillary Breast. Case Presentation and Bibliography Review

Several disorders in the structure and morphology of the mammary gland have been described as a result of variations of its development regulating mechanism. It may be found anomalies in number, size, form and location. Among the most frequent congenital anomalies, regarding number, supernumerary br...

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Main Authors: Lidia Torres Aja, Tamara Ramírez Rodríguez, José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo
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Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de las Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos 2018-02-01
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Online Access:https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/571
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description Several disorders in the structure and morphology of the mammary gland have been described as a result of variations of its development regulating mechanism. It may be found anomalies in number, size, form and location. Among the most frequent congenital anomalies, regarding number, supernumerary breast and regarding location abnormal breast tissue. Both may be the basis for malignant tumors and in a higher frequency the abnormal breast tissue. The abnormal or ectopic breast tissue may present with different forms. It is presented a case of a 48 year old woman from health area 4 at the Cienfuegos municipality who had an abnormal breast tissue on the left axillary, with a secretory orifice from which milk is secreted during pregnancy. Due to the low frequency occurrence of this disease, the publication of this case is considered of scientific interest.
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spelling doaj-art-19a2efb5e19b4bebb4675e9b2097e5222025-01-30T21:21:59ZspaUniversidad de las Ciencias Médicas de CienfuegosRevista Finlay2221-24342018-02-01817579354Supernumerary Axillary Breast. Case Presentation and Bibliography ReviewLidia Torres Aja0Tamara Ramírez Rodríguez1José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo2Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Several disorders in the structure and morphology of the mammary gland have been described as a result of variations of its development regulating mechanism. It may be found anomalies in number, size, form and location. Among the most frequent congenital anomalies, regarding number, supernumerary breast and regarding location abnormal breast tissue. Both may be the basis for malignant tumors and in a higher frequency the abnormal breast tissue. The abnormal or ectopic breast tissue may present with different forms. It is presented a case of a 48 year old woman from health area 4 at the Cienfuegos municipality who had an abnormal breast tissue on the left axillary, with a secretory orifice from which milk is secreted during pregnancy. Due to the low frequency occurrence of this disease, the publication of this case is considered of scientific interest.https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/571mamaanomalías congénitasaxilagalactorreainformes de casos
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Supernumerary Axillary Breast. Case Presentation and Bibliography Review
Revista Finlay
mama
anomalías congénitas
axila
galactorrea
informes de casos
title Supernumerary Axillary Breast. Case Presentation and Bibliography Review
title_full Supernumerary Axillary Breast. Case Presentation and Bibliography Review
title_fullStr Supernumerary Axillary Breast. Case Presentation and Bibliography Review
title_full_unstemmed Supernumerary Axillary Breast. Case Presentation and Bibliography Review
title_short Supernumerary Axillary Breast. Case Presentation and Bibliography Review
title_sort supernumerary axillary breast case presentation and bibliography review
topic mama
anomalías congénitas
axila
galactorrea
informes de casos
url https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/571
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