title: Fibroadenoma in axillary supernumerary breast: case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Supernumerary breast tissue may be affected by the same diseases and alterations that compromise topical breast tissue. Nevertheless, reports of fibroadenoma in supernumerary breast tissue in the axillae are rare.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe a case of fibroadenoma in an axillary supernumerary breast.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 39-year-old woman was referred to the gynecology and obstetrics outpatient clinic at Hospital Estadual Sumaré, complaining of bilateral axillary masses. The patient reported cosmetic problems and local pain and discomfort. On physical examination, alterations compatible with bilateral axillary accessory breasts, without palpable nodules, were observed. Supplementary examinations (mammography and ultrasonography) revealed a 1.1 cm mass in the right axillary breast. The patient underwent resection of the supernumerary breasts and histopathological examination revealed fibroadenoma of the right axillary breast tissue.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Estadual Sumaré, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Sumaré, São Paulo, Brazil. condedelio@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Délio Marques
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Conde
authors.forename: Renato Zocchio
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Torresan
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kashimoto
authors.forename: Luiz Eduardo Campos de
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Cássio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cardoso Filho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001940:Breast; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography