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The adolescent female: Breast and reproductive embryology and anatomy
Author(s) -
Lemaine Valerie,
Simmons Patricia S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.22167
Subject(s) - embryology , medicine , female circumcision , sex organ , genital tract , intervention (counseling) , multidisciplinary approach , anatomy , general surgery , reproductive tract , gynecology , physiology , nursing , social science , genetics , sociology , biology
Congenital breast and genital tract anomalies are seen frequently in the care of children and adolescents. Breast and internal gynecologic anomalies more often present in adolescence than in early childhood. Management is best delivered through a multidisciplinary team approach. Carefully timed surgical intervention is of importance to optimize psychological, aesthetic and functional outcomes. An understanding of the female breast and genital tract embryology and anatomy is important for a meticulous clinical examination and appropriate surgical treatment. This article will review the normal embryology and anatomy of theadolescent female breast and genital tract. Clin. Anat. 26:22–28, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.