A Giant Acrochordon on the Nipple: Report of a Case

An acrochordon is usually a small, soft, benign, pedunculated neoplasm. Many synonyms such as skin tag, fibroepithelial polyp, soft fibroma and pedunculated fibroma have been used in the literature. Although it is common at other sites of the body, the occurrence of acrochordon, particularly a giant one, on the nipple is very rare. To the best of our knowledge, such a case has never been reported in the English literature. Herein we report a case of a 79-year-old woman who developed an 11 cm-long pedunculated tumor on the left nipple. The tumor was removed by excision under general anesthesia and no recurrence was detected 2 years after the initial management. Histological examination revealed a large but otherwise unremarkable fibroepithelial polyp. There was no evidence of malignancy.