Nodular Mucinousis of the Nipple

GÜCİN Z., Erdogan N. Y.

ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.6, no.3, pp.22-24, 2005 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.22-24
  • Keywords: Breast, nipple, mucinousis
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The mucinousis of the breast is very rare. It is almost always localized under the nipple. It is characterized by the accumulation of degenerative mucinous material aggregates which separate the stromal cells of the nipple.