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Accessory nipple over the right scapula of a 14-year-old boy: An extremely rare and unreported location, case report
INTRODUCTION: Accessory or supernumerary nipples can be applied when more than 2 breasts present in human beings. Usually they are seen in the embryonic milk line; however, their presence outside this line is extremely rare. A 14-year-old boy presented to the surgical consultation room complaining f...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6351429/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30684816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.12.007 |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Accessory or supernumerary nipples can be applied when more than 2 breasts present in human beings. Usually they are seen in the embryonic milk line; however, their presence outside this line is extremely rare. A 14-year-old boy presented to the surgical consultation room complaining from a round brown skin lesion over the right shoulder area, there were no symptoms associated with this lesion but the family was worried about it. During examination the lesion was diagnosed on the basis of clinical examination and appearance as a supernumerary nipple located over the right scapula. This is an extremely rare location, and no case has been reported before. The family was reassured about the diagnosis that this condition is congenital and the patient discharged with no specific treatment. CONCLUSION: Accessory nipple is not uncommon, and may present in some rare locations. The main work up should be reassurance of the patient about the diagnosis, and most patients need no intervention however it may be removed for cosmetic concerns, if enlarge in size, or associated with any symptom. |
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spelling | pubmed-63514292019-02-05 Accessory nipple over the right scapula of a 14-year-old boy: An extremely rare and unreported location, case report Mohammed, Ayad Ahmad Int J Surg Case Rep Article INTRODUCTION: Accessory or supernumerary nipples can be applied when more than 2 breasts present in human beings. Usually they are seen in the embryonic milk line; however, their presence outside this line is extremely rare. A 14-year-old boy presented to the surgical consultation room complaining from a round brown skin lesion over the right shoulder area, there were no symptoms associated with this lesion but the family was worried about it. During examination the lesion was diagnosed on the basis of clinical examination and appearance as a supernumerary nipple located over the right scapula. This is an extremely rare location, and no case has been reported before. The family was reassured about the diagnosis that this condition is congenital and the patient discharged with no specific treatment. CONCLUSION: Accessory nipple is not uncommon, and may present in some rare locations. The main work up should be reassurance of the patient about the diagnosis, and most patients need no intervention however it may be removed for cosmetic concerns, if enlarge in size, or associated with any symptom. Elsevier 2019-01-19 /pmc/articles/PMC6351429/ /pubmed/30684816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.12.007 Text en © 2019 The Author http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Mohammed, Ayad Ahmad Accessory nipple over the right scapula of a 14-year-old boy: An extremely rare and unreported location, case report |
title | Accessory nipple over the right scapula of a 14-year-old boy: An extremely rare and unreported location, case report |
title_full | Accessory nipple over the right scapula of a 14-year-old boy: An extremely rare and unreported location, case report |
title_fullStr | Accessory nipple over the right scapula of a 14-year-old boy: An extremely rare and unreported location, case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Accessory nipple over the right scapula of a 14-year-old boy: An extremely rare and unreported location, case report |
title_short | Accessory nipple over the right scapula of a 14-year-old boy: An extremely rare and unreported location, case report |
title_sort | accessory nipple over the right scapula of a 14-year-old boy: an extremely rare and unreported location, case report |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6351429/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30684816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.12.007 |
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