Choi Jangyoun, Yang Young Bin, Oh Deuk Young
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Front Surg. 2022 Jul 5;9:894416. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.894416. eCollection 2022.
We report a rare case of ectopic breast tissue situated in a unique location. A 50-year-old female patient came to our institution complaining of a bulge in the inguinal area. CT was unremarkable other than a benign-looking conglomeration of lymph nodes around the inguinal canal. However, excisional biopsy proved otherwise, with strong expression of breast-related immunohistochemical markers on pathology. Based on histological findings, the diagnosis of ectopic breast tissue was made. Since the vast majority of ectopic breast tissue is found around the breast mound, axilla, and along the milk line, this case is peculiar in its location. This report shares our experience and provides indications for excision of incidental ectopic breast tissue.
我们报告了一例异位乳腺组织位于独特位置的罕见病例。一名50岁女性患者因腹股沟区肿物前来我院就诊。除腹股沟管周围有外观良性的淋巴结聚集外,CT检查无异常。然而,切除活检结果却并非如此,病理检查显示乳腺相关免疫组化标志物呈强阳性表达。根据组织学检查结果,诊断为异位乳腺组织。由于绝大多数异位乳腺组织位于乳房隆起处、腋窝及乳线上,该病例的位置较为特殊。本报告分享了我们的经验,并为偶然发现的异位乳腺组织的切除提供了指征。