29-year-old Austrian girl who had just given birth to her 2nd child began to experience severe pain on the right side of her vulva a few days later childbirth. Noting that the area was very swollen, she went to the hospital, thinking that there was a problem with the stitches in her. episiotomy.
Ectopic breast tissue
The doctors, who reported this case in the review Obstetrics & Gynecology, they also thought that the young woman had developed an abscess. But when she explained that a liquid the color of milk was leaking from her genitals and that she had experienced the same inconvenience following her first pregnancy, they understood that she had developed breast tissue. “ectopic”, ie outside the breast. What was then confirmed by ultrasound.
About 1% to 5% of female infants are born with ectopic breast tissue, but it is very rare to find this tissue in the vulva. Most often, this tissue is found in the armpit area. This disease is most often diagnosed during pregnancy, due to the discharge of milk, but sometimes it is discovered when the tissue becomes cancerous. It is because of this risk that doctors often recommend tissue ablation.
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