FIBROADENOMA IN AN ECTOPIC BREAST TISSUE

Ectopic breast tissue may be affected by the same diseases and alterations that affect topical breast tissue. Nevertheless, reports of fibroadenoma of the axilla are rare. OBJECTIVE To describe a case of fibroadenoma in an axillary ectopic breast tissue. CASE REPORT A 21 yrs. old woman presented with mass in left axilla since 1 yr., which was gradually increasing in size and not associated with menstrual cyclical disturbance. O/E: Lump of size 4x3 present in left axilla, mobile and non-tender. Breast USG and mammography was reported normal. HPE revealed findings consistent with fibroadenoma.