A Very Rare Lesion of the Nipple with Preliminary Diagnosis of Malignancy: Verruciform Xanthoma

Ekemen S., Karayagiz A. H.

CYPRUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.7, sa.4, ss.570-572, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/cjms.2021.1969
  • Dergi Adı: CYPRUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.570-572
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Verruciform xanthoma (VX), a significantly rare benign skin lesion, is often confused with other malignant and benign lesions due to its macroscopic clinical appearance. A 35-year-old female patient was admitted to the general surgery clinic with a VX lesion on her nipple. The lesion was subject to excision due to suspected malignancy. As far as we are aware, this is the only case in which VX was found on the nipple of a patient. Multiple skin lesions with similar macroscopic appearances were accompanied by a clinical history of lactation, mastitis and breast lesion. We aimed to discuss this unique case due to its rarity, aetiology and clinical location history in light of the literature.