Fibroadenoma in a suprapubic accessory breast.

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Surgery, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain.

Published: September 2021

Ectopic breast tissue (EBT) is relatively common and can occur along the milk line or mammary ridge and often outside this line. We report a case of a female patient presenting with a suprapubic mass for 2 years, found later to be EBT containing a fibroadenoma. We believe this is a very rare finding. Moreover, we highlight the importance of considering EBT in the differential diagnoses of soft tissue masses.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8438735PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-242665DOI Listing

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Fibroadenoma in a suprapubic accessory breast.

BMJ Case Rep

September 2021

Surgery, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain.

Ectopic breast tissue (EBT) is relatively common and can occur along the milk line or mammary ridge and often outside this line. We report a case of a female patient presenting with a suprapubic mass for 2 years, found later to be EBT containing a fibroadenoma. We believe this is a very rare finding.

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