Fibroadenoma of the axilla

Dermatol Surg. 2005 Sep;31(9 Pt 1):1152-4. doi: 10.1097/00042728-200509000-00015.

Abstract

Background: Ectopic, axillary breast tissue can develop any disease that affects the normal breast, including fibroadenoma.

Objective: To report and discuss a case of fibroadenoma of the axilla in a 23-year-old woman.

Methods: Case report and discussion of the rare entity of fibroadenoma of the axilla.

Results: The histology was identical to the fibroadenomas seen in the breast and those observed along the milk line.

Conclusion: Differential diagnosis of an axillary tumor should include ectopic breast tissue.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Axilla
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Fibroadenoma / pathology*
  • Fibroadenoma / surgery
  • Humans