作者: Carlo Enrico Urbani , Roberto Betti
DOI: 10.1016/0165-4608(95)00259-6
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摘要: Polythelia (supernumerary nipple) provides a clue to congenital and hereditary malformations of the kidney urinary collecting system. It is also regarded as cutaneous paraneoplastic marker because significant association with urogenital malignancies. A 38-year-old man sporadic left supernumerary nipple without evidence ear, facies, or gonadal defects lateral displacement nipples was routinely examined for presence renal anomalies. Investigation revealed polycystic disease adenocarcinoma in upper pole. The nephrocutaneous malignancy showed peculiar ipsilaterality. overlap between polythelia, kidney, may provide further embryonal origin this cancer.