Bilateral anogenital mammary-like glands lactating in the puerperium. A clinical case
- Authors: Kulagina N.V.1, Sudakov D.S.1,2, Dobrovolsky M.S.3
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Affiliations:
- North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
- The Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott
- Women’s Consultation No. 44
- Issue: Vol 73, No 2 (2024)
- Pages: 137-148
- Section: Theory and Practice
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/jowd/article/view/259264
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/JOWD626636
- ID: 259264
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Abstract
This article presents a rare case of a woman having bilateral anogenital mammary-like glands, lactating in the postpartum period, and a surgical solution to the problem. The histology of the removed tissue corresponded to the morphology of the breast during lactation. No complications occurred after surgery.
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Natalya V. Kulagina
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
Email: dr.kulagina@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9683-5963
SPIN-code: 8348-8592
Scopus Author ID: 57194349425
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Assistant Professor
Russian Federation, 41 Kirochnaya St., Saint Petersburg, 191015Dmitry S. Sudakov
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov; The Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott
Author for correspondence.
Email: suddakovv@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5270-0397
SPIN-code: 6189-8705
Scopus Author ID: 57214315137
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, 41 Kirochnaya St., Saint Petersburg, 191015; 3 Mendeleevskaya Line, Saint Petersburg, 199034Mikhail S. Dobrovolsky
Women’s Consultation No. 44
Email: dr-do@rambler.ru
MD
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgReferences
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