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A Woman Developed a Mass in Her Armpit After Giving Birth. Then It Started Lactating


The condition happens during fetal development, when the precursor cells to the mammary glands form along the "mammary ridge" or "milk line" that runs from the armpit to the groin on either side of the body, according to a 2014 paper in the 
Milk from the underarm. (Marinho-Soares & Pulido-Valente, NEJM, 2021)
Usually, these ridges disappear everywhere except for the breast. But when this doesn't happen, the body is left with residual breast tissue. The most common location for accessory breast tissue is the armpit (also called the "axilla"), according to the 2014 paper.
If the accessory breast tissue does not have a nipple or areola, people might not realize they have extra breast tissue until they become pregnant or start breast-feeding, according to the 1999 paper. At this point, milk "comes in" to the accessory breast tissue just as it does in typical breast tissue, and women may experience swelling or pain in the area.

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