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Case Reports
. 2020 Oct 13;8(12):3254-3256.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3398. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Dermoscopy of nipple adenoma

Mahshid Sadat Ansari  1 , Jafar Taghizadeh Fazli  2 , Amirhooshang Ehsani  1
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Case Reports

Dermoscopy of nipple adenoma

Mahshid Sadat Ansari et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Characteristic finding of nipple adenoma (NA) in dermoscopy (red dots in linear, radial, or semicircular patterns) can help in accurate clinicopathologic diagnosis of NA vs other inflammatory, benign, and especially malignant nipple lesions.

Keywords: breast; dermoscopy; nipple; nipple adenoma.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Papillomatous lesion with erosion and ulcerations on the nipple
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Pink‐white clods, red structureless areas, and red dots in linear, radial, or semicircular patterns
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Hyperkeratotic white and yellow scale and red globules. Dermoscopic images were taken by polarized light with 20‐fold magnification, FotoFinder videodermoscope
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4
Marked papillomatous changes, non‐encapsulated well‐circumscribed adenomatous lesion in dermis, and duct‐like structures of variable sizes. Some ducts connect with the surface epithelium (H&E, ×40)
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