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Absence of the mammary gland Not to be confused with Amaziah or Amasia.

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.

References

Ozsoy Z, Gozu A, Ozyigit MT, Genc B (2007). "Amazia with midface anomaly: case report". Aesthetic Plast Surg. 31 (4): 392–4. doi:10.1007/s00266-006-0251-0. PMID 17576506. S2CID 377160.

v t e Breast disease
Inflammation	Mastitis Nonpuerperal mastitis Granulomatous mastitis Subareolar abscess
Physiological changes and conditions	Adipomastia (lipomastia, pseudogynecomastia) Amastia Anisomastia Breast atrophy Breast engorgement Breast hypertrophy Duct ectasia of breast Chronic cystic mastitis Dense breast tissue Gynecomastia Mammoplasia Micromastia
Nipple	Cracked nipples Inverted nipple Nipple discharge Galactorrhea Nipple pigmentation
Masses	Breast cyst Breast hematoma Breast lump Galactocele Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia
Other	Amazia Fat necrosis Pain Ptosis Tension

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