EROSIVE ADENOMATOSIS OF THE NIPPLE - A BENIGN IMITATOR OF MALIGNANT BREAST DISEASE

We present the case of a 66-year-old white woman with erosive adenomat osis of the nipple, in which an initial diagnosis of Paget's disease w as considered. Diagnosis of erosive adenomatosis of the nipple was mad e by the characteristic histologic findings on a biopsy specimen, This essentially benign condition is generally unilateral, with erythema, crusting, and hardening of the nipple. Histologic findings of erosive adenomatosis of the nipple eliminate the diagnosis of invasive carcino ma or Paget's disease, which can have clinical features similar to tho se of erosive adenomatosis of the nipple.