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Nipple carcinoma

MedGen UID:
233756
•Concept ID:
C1334966
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: carcinoma of nipple; nipple cancer; Nipple Carcinoma; nipple carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003950

Definition

A carcinoma that arises in the area of the nipple. Representative examples include Paget disease and skin squamous cell carcinoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNipple carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Paget's disease of the breast: diagnosis and management.
Hudson-Phillips S, Cox K, Patel P, Al Sarakbi W
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2023 Jan 2;84(1):1-8. Epub 2023 Jan 24 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2022.0439. PMID: 36708338
Management of breast complaints and high-risk lesions.
Pleasant V
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Sep;83:46-59. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.03.017. PMID: 35570155
Precision surgery and avoiding over-treatment.
Hosseini A, Khoury AL, Esserman LJ
Eur J Surg Oncol 2017 May;43(5):938-943. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2017.02.003. PMID: 28238520

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Solid papillary carcinoma of the nipple: an in situ carcinoma or an expansive growth tumor?
Tacchini D, Vassallo L, Butorano MA, Mancini V, Megha T
Pathologica 2016 Sep;108(3):136-139. PMID: 28195265

Diagnosis

Management of ipsilateral supernumerary nipple at time of breast cancer diagnosis.
Botty Van den Bruele A, Gemignani ML
Breast J 2020 Oct;26(10):2042-2044. Epub 2020 Jul 30 doi: 10.1111/tbj.13973. PMID: 32729645Free PMC Article
Solid papillary carcinoma of the nipple: an in situ carcinoma or an expansive growth tumor?
Tacchini D, Vassallo L, Butorano MA, Mancini V, Megha T
Pathologica 2016 Sep;108(3):136-139. PMID: 28195265

Prognosis

Solid papillary carcinoma of the nipple: an in situ carcinoma or an expansive growth tumor?
Tacchini D, Vassallo L, Butorano MA, Mancini V, Megha T
Pathologica 2016 Sep;108(3):136-139. PMID: 28195265

Clinical prediction guides

Solid papillary carcinoma of the nipple: an in situ carcinoma or an expansive growth tumor?
Tacchini D, Vassallo L, Butorano MA, Mancini V, Megha T
Pathologica 2016 Sep;108(3):136-139. PMID: 28195265

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