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Syringomatous adenoma of the nipple occurring within a supernumerary breast: a case report
Author(s) -
Page Robert N.,
Dittrich Lee,
King Roy,
Boulos Fouad,
Page David L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01267.x
Subject(s) - histogenesis , myoepithelial cell , medicine , confusion , pathology , supernumerary , adenoma , syringoma , benign tumor , mammary gland , breast tumor , lesion , breast cancer , anatomy , cancer , immunohistochemistry , psychology , psychoanalysis
Originally described by Rosen in 1983, syringomatous nipple adenoma (SAN) is a tumor of disputed histogenesis, which can be problematic both diagnostically and therapeutically. 1 It is a benign primary tumor of breast epithelium with histology similar to that of the syringoma. In the current case, we describe a 40‐year‐old female with this lesion occurring within a supernumerary breast. This case represents, to our knowledge, the first such reported case, and represents a significant finding as its presence could lend some confusion as to whether or not this represents a benign primary process of breast or a potentially infiltrative tumor of the skin.