title: Dermoscopic features of accessory nipples.
abstract: CASE 1: A 27-year-old woman presented with a 6 x 6 mm, soft, pink-brown papule located on the right axilla (Fig. 1). Dermoscopic examination showed a central scar-like white-colored area, a cleft-like appearance in the central area, and a fine pigment network in the periphery of the lesion (Fig. 2). CASE 2: A 5-year-old girl presented with a 4 x 4 mm pink nodule on her left abdominal region. Dermoscopic examination showed a central scar-like white-colored area, and a fine pigment network in the periphery of the lesion. CASE 3: An 18-year-old man presented to our outpatient clinic suffering from a firm, tender, painful, 7 x 7 mm brownish pink nodule located on his left hypochondrium. Upon dermoscopic examination, a central white scar-like area was detected. A cleft-like appearance was also detected in the central region. In the periphery of the lesion, there was a fine pigment network. CASE 4: An 8-year-old girl reported to our outpatient clinic with a congenital 5 x 5 mm brownish papule on her right inguinal region. Dermoscopic examination showed a central white scar-like area, a cleft-like appearance in the central region, and a fine pigment network in the periphery of the lesion (Fig. 3). CASE 5: A 2-month-old girl was referred to our pigmented lesions clinic with a 3 x 3 mm brownish pink papule located on the right subcostal region lesion that had been noted by a pediatrician. Dermoscopic examination showed a central white area, central streak, and a very faint pigmented network at the periphery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. moztas@gazi.edu.tr
authors.forename: Murat Orhan
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Oztas
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gurer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D046169:Dermoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009558:Nipples / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis