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'''Accessory nipple''', also '''supernumerary nipple''', is a common benign congenital lesion that may | '''Accessory nipple''', also '''supernumerary nipple''' and '''polythelia''', is a common benign congenital lesion that may mistaken for a [[nevus]]. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*May be associated with | *May be associated with increased rates of genitourinary malignancies.<ref name=pmid23374946>{{Cite journal | last1 = Grimshaw | first1 = EC. | last2 = Cohen | first2 = PR. | title = Supernumerary nipple and seminoma: case report and review of polythelia and genitourinary cancers. | journal = Dermatol Online J | volume = 19 | issue = 1 | pages = 4 | month = Jan | year = 2013 | doi = | PMID = 23374946 }}</ref> | ||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
*Pigmented lesion of chest along "milk line". | *Pigmented lesion of chest along "milk line". | ||
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Skin Lesion, Left Chest, Excision: | |||
- Supernumerary/accessory nipple. | |||
- NEGATIVE for malignancy. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:20, 2 April 2019
Accessory nipple, also supernumerary nipple and polythelia, is a common benign congenital lesion that may mistaken for a nevus.
General
- May be associated with increased rates of genitourinary malignancies.[1]
Gross
- Pigmented lesion of chest along "milk line".
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Skin Lesion, Left Chest, Excision:
- Supernumerary/accessory nipple.
- NEGATIVE for malignancy.