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Metastatic Cutaneous Crohn's Disease of the Nipple: Report of a Case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

A case of cutaneous Crohn's disease involving the right breast and presenting as multiple periareolar fistulas in a 46-year-old female is reported. The lesion had initially been diagnosed and treated as a simple abscess. She had a 26-year history of Crohn's disease with numerous hospitalizations for bowel resections and control of diarrhea. Histopathologic examination following excision of the fistulas and total duct excision, however, showed well-defined granulomas containing multinucleated giant cells characteristic of extraintestinal Crohn's disease.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, United Kingdom

    Amit Goyal M.S., F.R.C.S., Robert E. Mansel M.S., F.R.C.S. & Howard L. Young F.R.C.S.

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom

    Anthony Douglas-Jones Ph.D., F.R.C.P.A.

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Goyal, A., Mansel, R.E., Young, H.L. et al. Metastatic Cutaneous Crohn's Disease of the Nipple: Report of a Case. Dis Colon Rectum 49, 132–134 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-005-0218-2

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