A Case of Ectopic Breast Tissue in the Vulva.

Lee, Bong Geun; Kim, Young Nam; Jeong, Dae Hoon; Lee, Kyung Bok; Sung, Moon Soo; Kim, Ki Tae; Yoon, Hye Kyoung

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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2002;45(11):2098-2100.
Published online November 1, 2002.

A Case of Ectopic Breast Tissue in the Vulva.

Bong Geun Lee, Young Nam Kim, Dae Hoon Jeong, Kyung Bok Lee, Moon Soo Sung, Ki Tae Kim, Hye Kyoung Yoon

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, InJe University, Busan, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, InJe University, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

Ectopic breast tissue can occur anywhere along the primitive embryonic milk line, which extends from axilla to groin. However, the occurrence of ectopic breast tissue in the vulva is rare and less than 50 cases had been reported. We experienced a case of ectopic breast tissue in the vulva, which is the first case of ectopic breast tissue in the vulva in Korean literature.

Key Words: Ectopic breast, Vulva

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