Flacher, rasch wachsender Tumor bei einer 20-jährigen Patientin

Molluscum contagiosum of the areola and nipple: case report and literature review

“…The areola and nipple are unusual locations to develop molluscum contagiosum. Using the search terms molluscum contagiosum and breast or nipple or areola, we identified only 4 reported instances of individuals who developed molluscum contagiosum on their areola or nipple (Table 1) [4][5][6][7]. All five patients were women and each had confirmation of the diagnosis using either cytology or histology.…”

“…The clinical diagnosis of molluscum contagiosum is usually straightforward and histological examination is often unnecessary. However, when lesions lack the characteristic morphology or when the location is unusual (Table 2), the diagnosis can be more challenging [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. Differential diagnosis includes basal cell carcinoma, benign adnexal tumor, condyloma accuminatum, cutaneous fungal infections (coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcus, or histoplasmosis,), glandular (adenomatous) hyperplasia, keratoacanthoma, leiomyoma, Paget's disease, papilloma, papular granuloma annulare, syringoma, and verruca vulgaris [1,6,12].…”