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Fig. 4

From: Surgery for fibroadenoma arising from axillary accessory breast

Fig. 4

Photographs of a 28-year-old woman who underwent surgery to remove a 9.1-cm giant fibroadenoma arising from an axillary accessory breast (AAB). a Preoperative frontal appearance. The right side was misshapen by the giant fibroadenoma, and accessory mammary gland (AMG) tissue in both axillae was confirmed using ultrasonography. b Frontal view 6 months postoperatively. c Preoperative right axillary appearance with arms abducted. d Right axillary appearance 6 months postoperatively. e We removed the fibroadenoma by incising the skin and peeling away the fibroadenoma. f The fibroadenoma was completely removed from the axilla through a 1-cm skin incision. g Fibroadenoma specimen. h The AMG tissue was also removed through the 1-cm incision. The image on the left shows the AMG removed from the right AAB, and the image on the right shows the AMG removed from the left AAB

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