montgomery tubercles
Multimodality
approach to the nipple-areolar complex: a pictorial review and diagnostic algorithm. Morgagni tubercles. Photograph of a nipple-areolar complex. Note the small bumps in the skin (arrow)
Montgomery tubercles are the openings of Montgomery glands on the skin surface.
Gross anatomy
They are about 1-2 mm papules on the skin surface located on the skin of the nipple and areola.
These tubercles become prominent during stimulation and pregnancy
Etymology
They are named after William Fetherstone Montgomery, an Irish obstetrician who first described them in 1837.
Siehe auch:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Glandulae areolares:
epidermale
Inklusionszyste der Mamma
