{"paper_id":"a235b491-fbe1-4903-973b-99c7f4f12a85","body_text":"Abstract\nThe mammary ridges appear as an ectodermal thickening along the ventrolateral surface of the embryo, extending from the axilla to the upper medial surface of the thigh. The mammary buds appear in these ridges, and only those in the pectoral region persist. Subsequently, the caudal two-thirds of the ridges disappears. Ectopic breasts develop when the mammary ridges of the caudal part of the embryo fail to atrophy.\nPreview\nUnable to display preview. Download preview PDF.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nGarcia JJ, Verkauf BS, Hockberg CJ et al. (1978) Aberrant breast tissue of the vulva. Obstet Gynecol 52:225–228\nGreene HJ (1936) Adenocarcinoma of supernumerary breasts of the labia majora in a case of epidermoid carcinoma of the vulva. Am J Obstet Gynecol 31:660–663\nHassim AM (1969) Bilateral fibroadenoma in supernumerary breasts of the vulva. 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Br J Obstet Gynaecol 94:600–602\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 1990 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nBarua, R. (1990). Tumours and Tumour-like Conditions of Ectopic Tissue in the Vulva. In: Tumours of the Female Lower Genital Tract. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74828-8_5\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74828-8_5\nPublisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg\nPrint ISBN: 978-3-642-74830-1\nOnline ISBN: 978-3-642-74828-8\neBook Packages: Springer Book Archive\nKeywords\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}