Axillary polymastia.

J Am Acad Dermatol

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1600 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA.

Published: December 2003

"Polymastia" is a term used to describe the presence of more than 2 breasts in human beings. It is synonymous with supernumerary or accessory breast tissue. Accessory breast tissue has the potential to undergo the same benign and malignant changes as normal pectoral breast tissue.

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