Nipple

Definition

Projection of skin containing the outlets for 15-20 lactiferous ducts arranged cylindrically around the tip.

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Also known as papilla mammae, papilla of breast, thele, thelium — per UBERON

The Nipple is a part of the None.

Also identified as

MESH D009558 per UBERON
NCIT C12299 per UBERON
SCTID 265780004 per UBERON
UMLS C0028109 per UBERON

Associated Diseases

Disease	Involvement	Source
Adenoma of nipple	Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adenoma of nipple	Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Infiltrating nipple syringomatous adenoma	Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Infiltrating nipple syringomatous adenoma	Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Nipple carcinoma	Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Nipple carcinoma	Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Nipple neoplasm	Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Paget disease of the nipple	Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Paget disease of the nipple	Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site	NCIT · CC BY 4.0

Procedures

Procedure	Relation	Source
Left Radical Mastectomy	Procedure Has Completely Excised Anatomy	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Modified Radical Mastectomy	Procedure Has Completely Excised Anatomy	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Radical mastectomy	Procedure Has Completely Excised Anatomy	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Right Radical Mastectomy	Procedure Has Completely Excised Anatomy	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Total Mastectomy	Procedure Has Completely Excised Anatomy	NCIT · CC BY 4.0