CONGENITAL ANOMALIES BREAST CANCER

Question 1

• Persistence of epidermal thickenings along
milk line
• Milk line extends from axilla to perineum
• Can be affected by same disorders as breast
• Occasionally responsive to cyclic hormonal
changes

Answer 1

Supernumerary Nipples/Breasts

Question 2

• Normal breast tissue can extend over entire anterolateral chest wall into axillary fold
• May be “missed” in self-examination or mastectomy
• May be misinterpreted as metastatic disease in “axillary lymph node”

Answer 2

Accessory Axillary Breast Tissue

Question 3

• Commonly corrected during growth activity of pregnancy or by simple retraction
• May be confused with acquired retraction of nipple due to cancer or inflammation

Answer 3

Congenital Inversion of Nipple

Question 4

what are the basic congenital anomalies of the breast?

Answer 4

Supernumerary Nipples/Breasts

Accessory Axillary Breast Tissue

Congenital Inversion of Nipple