title: Mammae erraticae: a case report and reappraisal of the related theories.
abstract: Extra nipples and breast tissue outside the orthotopic location of the mammary glands are called polythelia and polymastia, respectively. Although the theory of mammary ridge remnants can explain extra breast tissue along the milk line, other locations such as the dorsum of the body still need further discussion. This report describes a 28-year-old Caucasian woman with a perfectly formed breast together with a meningocele in the lumbar region. Kyphoscoliosis and growth retardation were accompanying pathologies. As far as the authors can discern, this is the first case in the literature showing a well-formed breast and dysraphism occurring together.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 67200, Zonguldak, Turkey. obabuccu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Babuccu
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalayci
authors.forename: Egemen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Turhan
authors.forename: Banu Dogan
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Gun
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dursun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans