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Sonographic Findings of Accessory Breast Tissue in Axilla and Related Diseases
Author(s) -
Lim Hyo Soon,
Kim Shin Jung,
Baek Jang Mi,
Kim Jin Woong,
Shin Sang Soo,
Seon Hyun Ju,
Heo Suk Hee
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/ultra.16.06056
Subject(s) - axilla , medicine , breast tissue , abnormality , pathology , anatomy , breast cancer , radiology , cancer , psychiatry
Accessory breast tissue results from failed regression of primitive mammary tissue and is most often located in the axilla. Accessory breast tissue itself is normal and should not be misdiagnosed as an abnormality. Both benign and malignant diseases that occur in the normal breast can also develop in accessory breast tissue in the axilla. In this pictorial essay, we show sonographic findings of normal accessory breast tissue in the axilla and various lesions that occur in accessory axillary breast tissue, along with other imaging findings and pathologic features.