Fibroadenoma of the axilla.
BACKGROUND
Ectopic, axillary breast tissue can develop any disease that affects the normal breast, including fibroadenoma.


OBJECTIVE
To report and discuss a case of fibroadenoma of the axilla in a 23-year-old woman.


METHODS
Case report and discussion of the rare entity of fibroadenoma of the axilla.


RESULTS
The histology was identical to the fibroadenomas seen in the breast and those observed along the milk line.


CONCLUSIONS
Differential diagnosis of an axillary tumor should include ectopic breast tissue.
Coras
Brigitte
B
Department of Dermatology, University of Regensburg, Germany. brigitte.coras@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
Landthaler
Michael
M
Hofstaedter
Ferdinand
F
Meisel
Claus
C
Hohenleutner
Ulrich
U
D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans