Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Don't Look at Me like That. You Would, Too


A 22-year-old woman sought medical care for a lesion in the plantar region of her left foot, a well-formed nipple surrounded by areola and hair. Microscopic examination of the dermis showed hair follicles, eccrine glands, and sebaceous glands. Fat tissue was noted at the base of the lesion. Clinical and histopathologic findings were consistent with the diagnosis of supernumerary breast tissue, also known as pseudomamma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of supernumerary breast tissue on the foot.

These supernumerary breasts can pop up all over the place, including the face, back, and thigh (and foot, obviously). They can be functionally complete, and can even lactate.

I know what you're thinking -- asking yourself, really -- and, yes, yes, I would.

1 Comments:

Blogger reenee said...

Biff, it never occurred to us to question that you would.

7:33 PM  

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