Axillary polymastia

Anne E. Burdick; Kavita A. Thomas; Esperanza Welsh; Jodeen Powell; George W. Elgart

doi:10.1016/S0190-9622(03)00467-5

Axillary polymastia

Anne E. Burdick, Kavita A. Thomas, Esperanza Welsh, Jodeen Powell, George W. Elgart

Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery

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"Polymastia" is a term used to describe the presence of more than 2 breasts in human beings. It is synonymous with supernumerary of accessory breast tissue. Accessory breast tissue has the potential to undergo the same benign and malignant changes as normal pectoral breast tissue.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1154-1156
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume	49
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0190-9622(03)00467-5
State	Published - Dec 2003

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