Amazia
Sign in to saveAmazia refers to a condition where one or both of the mammary glands is absent (the nipple and areola remain present). This may occur either congenitally or iatrogenically (typically the result of surgical removal and/or radiation therapy). Amazia can be treated with breast implants.
Health references
- ICD-10
- Q83.0 — Congenital absence of breast with absent nipple
Research
79 papers- Unilateral Amazia.The Indian journal of surgery · 2015
- Breast Disorders in Adolescence: A Review of the Literature.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
- Bilateral congenital amazia: a case report and systematic review of the literature.Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS · 2014
- Amazia with midface anomaly: case report.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2007
- Isolated unilateral amazia: an exceptional breast anomaly.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2012
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Amazia refers to a condition where one or both of the mammary glands is absent (the nipple and areola remain present). This may occur either congenitally or iatrogenically (typically the result of surgical removal and/or radiation therapy). Amazia can be treated with breast implants.
Amazia differs from amastia (the complete absence of breast tissue, nipple, and areola), although the two conditions are often (erroneously) thought to be identical. The terms "amazia" and "amastia" are thus often used interchangeably, even though the two conditions are medically different.
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