Accessory Breast Tissue in Pregnancy

• 作者: Carla Peterkin Dana Bryant Michele Follen Omeed Paknejad Wendy Wilcox
• 来源期刊: 妇产科期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: ACCESSORY Breast Tissue PREGNANCY AXILLA MILK Line Polymastia SUPERNUMERARY NIPPLES
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（7）
• 页码范围: 954-959
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Accessory breast tissue development frequently occurs in addition to physiologic breast development and is a common congenital condition with an occurrence of 0.4% to 6% in women and 1% - 3% in men. A 31-year-old G1P0 female presented to our triage at 20 + 4 weeks gestation with a one-week history of painful bilateral axillary lumps. Her last menstrual period was consistent with an estimated gestational age of 39 + 3 weeks by LMP. She had emigrated from Bengal three years earlier with no other gynecological complaints and knew of no abnormalities on physical exam. The painful axillary lumps were found to be accessory breast tissue. This entity is presented as a palpable thickening that is most prevalent along the milk line in the region immediately below the breasts, along the abdomen, in the axilla and in the groin region adjacent to the vulva. Affected individuals may undergo premenstrual changes such as tenderness, swelling, and difficulty with shoulder range of motion and irritation. The onset of pregnancy stimulates the tissue and makes it more evident as it did with our patient.