Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg.  2016 Jun;22(2):100-102. 10.14730/aaps.2016.22.2.100.

A Rare Case of Intra-Areolar Polythelia

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. kty@dmc.or.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

Abstract

Among various types of supernumerary nipples, intra-areolar polythelia (IAP) is an extremely rare congenital malformation. The authors report a case of a young woman with unilateral IAP on her right breast. The patient was 24 years old; she had had it since she was 5 or 6 years old, and it had enlarged 3 to 4 years before presentation to our clinic. Surgical excision was performed under local anesthesia as a prophylaxis against breast cancer and cosmetic problems.

Keyword

Breast; Nipples; Reconstructive surgical procedure

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, Local
Breast
Breast Neoplasms
Female
Humans
Nipples
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
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