Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus IV: Organ Systems
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
Symbols: 
male; 
female.
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A |
Axillary mammary gands |
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B |
Marked variation in size (left side rudimentary) |
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C |
Paired, accessory glands at level of navel |
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D |
Doubled mammary gland (second gland beneath normal gland) |
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E |
Doubled nipple |
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F |
Unusual location, inferior lateral chest wall between 7th and 9th rib |
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G |
Supernumerary gland in the unusual location of the posterior position of the left thigh, just below the gluteal fold |
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H |
Unusual supernumerary gland between those in the normal position, in a child. |
Redrawn from McGillicuddy, T.J. The mammae and their anomalies. Med. Rec.40:446-449, 1891.
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