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Peremateu MS, Absi ML, Sluga MC, Wernicke A, Marchitelli C (2018) Bilateral Vulvar Ectopic Breast Tissue in a 38-Year-Old Woman Who is Breastfeeding: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Int J Pathol Clin Res 4:071. doi.org/10.23937/2469-5807/1510071

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CASE REPORT | OPEN ACCESS DOI: 10.23937/2469-5807/1510071

Bilateral Vulvar Ectopic Breast Tissue in a 38-Year-Old Woman Who is Breastfeeding: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Maria Sol Peremateu1, Maria Lucrecia Absi1, Maria Celeste Sluga1, Alejandra Wernicke2 and Claudia Marchitelli1*

1Gynecology Department, Hospital Italiano of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2Pathology Department, Hospital Italiano of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract

Though long considered to be ectopic breast tissue representing the caudal remnants of the milk ridges, anogenital mammary-like glands are nowadays believed to represent a normal constituent of the anogenital area. Lesions involving these glands are histologically similar to their mammary counterparts and can develop the same benign and malignant tumors as the normally located breast. Because of their infrequent presentation, they represent a challenge for physicians.

We present the case of a 38-year-old woman who developed bilateral and painful labial masses a few days after giving birth to her fourth child. Histologic examination revealed ectopic breast tissue of the vulva and a benign tumor (fibroadenoma). We describe the differential diagnoses, treatment and follow-up.