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Nipple neoplasm

MedGen UID:
205111
•Concept ID:
C1112166
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neoplasm of Nipple; neoplasm of nipple; Neoplasm of the Nipple; neoplasm of the nipple; Nipple Neoplasm; nipple neoplasm; nipple neoplasm (disease); Nipple Tumor; nipple tumor; nipple tumour; Tumor of Nipple; tumor of nipple; Tumor of the Nipple; tumor of the nipple; tumour of nipple; tumour of the nipple
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002482

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that arises in the area of the nipple. [from NCI]

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Management of Nipple Discharge.
Vavolizza RD, Dengel LT
Surg Clin North Am 2022 Dec;102(6):1077-1087. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.06.006. PMID: 36335926
Management of Hereditary Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and Society of Surgical Oncology Guideline.
Tung NM, Boughey JC, Pierce LJ, Robson ME, Bedrosian I, Dietz JR, Dragun A, Gelpi JB, Hofstatter EW, Isaacs CJ, Jatoi I, Kennedy E, Litton JK, Mayr NA, Qamar RD, Trombetta MG, Harvey BE, Somerfield MR, Zakalik D
J Clin Oncol 2020 Jun 20;38(18):2080-2106. Epub 2020 Apr 3 doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.00299. PMID: 32243226
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

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