Nipple Retraction in Carcinoma Breast

Nipple Retraction in Carcinoma Breast

Note the Circumferential type of Nipple Retraction in Carcinoma Breast

Retraction of Nipple can be of Congenital or Recent in onset

Causes of Nipple retraction of Recent onset are

           Mastitis/Breast Abscess

           Previous Surgery in the Breast

           Tuberculosis of the Breast

           Malignancy

Type of nipple retraction in benign disorders are slit like. Where as in malignancy, circumferential nipple retraction is obtained.

What is Ghostectomy?

In Locally Advanced Carcinoma of the Breast, after  Neo adjuvant Chemotherapy if the primary lesion disappears completely, the surgical removal of whole breast and axillary lymph node s (Level 1 & 2) is called Ghostectomy.  It is called so because there is no primary tumour macroscopically. The rationale of doing  Ghostectomy is to remove any microscopic disease .