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January 1968, Vol 115, No. 1 >
Article | January 1968

Complete Breast Absence in Siblings FREE

Muriel Kowlessar, MD; Eduardo Orti, MD
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Received for publication June 16, 1967.

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Am J Dis Child. 1968;115(1):91-92. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1968.02100010093018.
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BILATERAL absence of the breast and nipple development in the absence of congenital ectodermal defect or other congenital anomalies is a very rare occurrence. Prior to this century three cases of the isolated anomaly were reported.1-3 Two more recent reports4,5 have been made in which the condition appeared in several members of a family. The subject has been recently reviewed by Trier6 who reported an isolated case. In this report we shall present the case of a brother and sister who exhibited this condition.

Report of Cases  Case 1.—This white girl was born on Feb 2, 1961, the product of a first pregnancy. For most of the gestational period, the mother states that she suffered from nausea and vomiting, for which she took pipamazine tablets (Mornidine), 5 mg twice daily. There were no other prepartum complications, nor was the mother subjected to radiation at this time. Spontaneous

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Williams, W.R.:  Mammary Variations Per Defectum , J Anat 25:304, 1891;.
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Wylie, W.:  Case of Entire Absence of Both Mammae in a Female, Age 21 Years , Brit Med J 2:235, 1888;.
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Batchelor, H.T.:  Absence of Mammae in Woman , Brit Med J 2:876, 1888;.
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Goldenring, H., and Crelin, E.S.:  Mother and Daughter With Bilateral Congenital Amastia , Yale J Biol Med 33:466, 1961;.
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Fraser, F.C.: Dominant Inheritance of Absent Nipples and Breasts, Novanta anni delle leggi mendeliane, Roma: Instituto Gregorio Mendel, 1956, pp 360-362.
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Trier, W.C.:  Complete Breast Absence , Plast Reconstr Surg 36:430, 1965;.
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Kaalund-Jorgensen, O, and Christensen, J.F.:  Congenital Ectodermal Dysplasia of the Anidrotic Type , Acta Dermatovener 22:1, 1941;.

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Williams, W.R.:  Mammary Variations Per Defectum , J Anat 25:304, 1891;.
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Wylie, W.:  Case of Entire Absence of Both Mammae in a Female, Age 21 Years , Brit Med J 2:235, 1888;.
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Batchelor, H.T.:  Absence of Mammae in Woman , Brit Med J 2:876, 1888;.
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Goldenring, H., and Crelin, E.S.:  Mother and Daughter With Bilateral Congenital Amastia , Yale J Biol Med 33:466, 1961;.
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Fraser, F.C.: Dominant Inheritance of Absent Nipples and Breasts, Novanta anni delle leggi mendeliane, Roma: Instituto Gregorio Mendel, 1956, pp 360-362.
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Trier, W.C.:  Complete Breast Absence , Plast Reconstr Surg 36:430, 1965;.
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Kaalund-Jorgensen, O, and Christensen, J.F.:  Congenital Ectodermal Dysplasia of the Anidrotic Type , Acta Dermatovener 22:1, 1941;.

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