title: Isolated unilateral amazia: an exceptional breast anomaly.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Amazia is a rare breast anomaly. It consists of the absence of the mammary gland, with normal nipple-areola complex. It usually presents associated with a syndrome and it can be diagnosed during infancy or at the beginning of puberty.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here we report a case of a 13-year-old female with a late diagnosis of unilateral amazia. No distinctive body or anatomic abnormalities were found. She was referred for surgical reconstruction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Amazia is an uncommon entity with a lack of incidence information in the literature. Early diagnosis and proper treatment are essential to avoid body image complications, especially among adolescent women.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario San Juan de Alicante, Spain. ananso@yahoo.es
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Nso-Roca
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Aguirre-Balsalobre
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juste Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001940:Breast / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans