The 29-year-old woman recently gave birth to her second child, when she suffered from severe pain in her right vulva. The doctor noticed that there was a lot of swelling where she stitched it. They think she has an abscess. But in fact, this is even rarer.
The woman said that on the fourth day after giving birth, she had swelling on both sides of her vulva and noticed a "milky white" liquid flowing out of the area. She said that her vulva had similar swelling after her first pregnancy.
Doctors suspect that the woman has "ectopic" breast tissue, or breast tissue found somewhere outside the body, which is secreting milk. [Five myths about women's bodies]
In fact, when doctors perform ultrasound examination on this area, they can see that the tissue looks like breast tissue that is breastfeeding, except vulva.
Outside, the right side seems to be particularly swollen and painful, because the suture is covered with a "drainage tube" of milk. The report was published in the July issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. It is reported that once these stitches were removed, the woman's pain was immediately relieved. Dr Richard Mayer from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kepler University Hospital, Austria, provided treatment for the patients. It is reported that he has never seen such a situation before.
About 1% to 5% of baby girls are born with ectopic or "accessory" breast tissue, but it is very rare to find such tissue in vulva. The most common ectopic breast tissue occurs in the axillary region. In some cases, women have redundant * * * tissues with * * * or areola (pigmented area around * * *), but in other cases, only * * * tissues exist, and there is no * * * or areola.
Meyer said that when women have ectopic tissues of areola, this condition is usually diagnosed during pregnancy, which is easier to find. In other cases, if the tissue becomes cancerous, women may be diagnosed.
According to the report, there are no specific guidelines for the treatment of ectopic breast tissue, but the tissue can be removed because of its appearance or discomfort. According to an article about accessory breast tissue published in American Journal of Radiology 20 14,
In this case, in the following two weeks, the woman's pain, swelling and milk secretion of ectopic tissue decreased, and she was able to continue normal breastfeeding. Because ectopic breast tissue may become cancerous, doctors suggest that women with ectopic breast tissue consider excision.
The author said that although this situation is rare, doctors should take it as a possible diagnosis for women with vulvar swelling, especially during lactation.
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