Adenoma of the Nipple, Mimicking Paget’s Disease of the Breast: Report of a Case

Ahmed Abbas, Ali Al-Zaher, Ali El Arini, Ikram Chaudhry

Department of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, KSA.

DOI: 10.4236/abcr.2014.33014                

Abstract

Nipple adenoma is a rare benign condition that simulates malignancy. A 37-year-old woman presented with unilateral bloody nipple discharge for 1-year duration followed by severe nipple erosion. As biopsy revealed nipple adenoma and therefore, complete local excision was done. The final histopathology showed florid papillomatosis which was adequately excised. Nipple adenoma although rare entity this should be included in the differential diagnosis of any nipple erosion such as carcinoma and Paget’s disease of the breast specially when associated with bloody discharge in premenopausal women.

Keywords

Nipple Adenoma, Benign Breast Lesion, Florid Papillomatosis of the Nipple

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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