Galactocele as a changing axillary lump in a pregnant woman.
OBJECTIVE
We report a galactocele as changing axillary lumps in both axillae.


METHODS
36-year-old woman visited to our hospital for her axillary lump. The diagnosis could be made under ultrasound examination and her recent pregnancy history. However, sonography-guided aspiration was done for confirmation.


RESULTS
We could confirm the galactocele arising in axillary accessory breast tissue.


CONCLUSIONS
Clinical information indicating that such a palpable mass is associated with pregnancy as well as its sonography features along with adjunctive diagnostic aspiration, can help to correctly diagnose this rare entity.
Whang
In Yong
IY
Department of Radiology, Catholic University College of Medicine, Uijongbu St Mary's Hospital, Kyunggido, South Korea. tiger@catholic.ac.kr
Lee
Jaehee
J
Kim
Ki Tae
KT
D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D047688:Breast Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography