Lubna Habib, Anum Ikram Khan.
Syringomatous adenoma of nipple; A case report and review.
Pak J Surg Jan ;32(1):57-9.

Syringomatous adenoma is a benign, rare but locally infi ltrative tumor1 . It is very diffi cult clinically to diff erentiate between syringomatous adenoma and malignant conditions2 . Clinically, it presents as sub-areolar lesion but ultrasound and mammography show features mimc malignancy3 . Th erefore it is important to have proper pre-operative diagnosis in the form of FNAC and tru-cut biopsy to diagnose malignancy. In our case we did tru-cut biopsy of the peri-areolar region which revealed no malignancy. Excision biopsy of the lesion done and undue mastectomy was avoided. We represent a case report of 35 years old multiparous lady who presented with history of painless swelling in retro-areolar region of right breast for 7 years. clinically proven as syringomatous adenoma of nipple and literature review Keywords: sub-arellar lesion of breast, tru-cut biopsy, FNAC (fi ne needle aspiration cytology), locally infi ltrative tumor, Syringomatous adenoma, infi ltrative ductus carcinoma breast, infi ltrative lobular carcinoma of breast.

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