Glossary for Inverted nipple/nipple retraction

Medical terms related to Inverted nipple/nipple retraction or mentioned in this section include:

• $2q deletion$: A rare chromosomal disorder where part of the long arm (q) of chromosome 2 is deleted resulting in various abnormalities which are determined by the size of the deleted portion.
• Breast Cancer: A condition which is characterized by the presence of malignant tissue within breast tissue
• Breast Feeding: Nursing an infant with breast milk.
• Breast abscess: The presence of an abscess which has formed within the breast
• Breast cancer: A condition which is characterized by the presence of malignant tissue within breast tissue
• Breast carcinoma: Carcinoma occurring in breast tissue.
• Breast lump: Lump in the breast or on the skin area
• Breast symptoms: Any symptom affecting one or both breasts.
• CDG syndrome (generic term): Congenital disorders of glycosylation is a group of very rare inherited metabolic disorder where defective carbohydrate compounds are attached to glycoproteins and thus impairing glycoprotein function. The main symptom in all the disorders is psychomotor retardation but other variable symptoms also occur depending on the subtype of the disorder.
• CDG syndrome type 1A: A very rare inherited metabolic disorder where defective carbohydrate compounds are attached to glycoproteins and thus impairing glycoprotein function. Type 1A involves a phosphomannomutase enzyme defect and affects most body systems especially the nervous system and liver function.
• Chromosome 2, monosomy 2q: A rare chromosomal disorder where part of the long arm (q) of chromosome 2 is deleted resulting in various abnormalities which are determined by the size of the deleted portion.
• Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Type Ia: A very rare inherited metabolic disorder where defective carbohydrate compounds are attached to glycoproteins and thus impairing glycoprotein function. Type 1A involves a phosphomannomutase enzyme defect and affects most body systems especially the nervous system and liver function.
• Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1A: A very rare inherited metabolic disorder where defective carbohydrate compounds are attached to glycoproteins and thus impairing glycoprotein function. Type 1A involves a phosphomannomutase enzyme defect and affects most body systems especially the nervous system and liver function.
• Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1L: Congenital disorders of glycosylation is a group of very rare inherited metabolic disorder where defective carbohydrate compounds are attached to glycoproteins and thus impairing glycoprotein function. Type Il is caused by a defect on chromosome 11q23 and involves a defect in the ALG9 gene.
• Deletion 2q: A rare chromosomal disorder where part of the long arm (q) of chromosome 2 is deleted resulting in various abnormalities which are determined by the size of the deleted portion.
• Fryns-Aftimos syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized mainly by abnormal brain development, epilepsy, mental retardation and unusual facial appearance.
• Holoprosencephaly, recurrent infections, and monocytosis: A rare syndrome characterized by recurring infections and a brain anomaly. Death usually occurs during the first years of life due to sepsis.
• Inflammatory breast cancer: Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare and aggressive form of invasive breast cancer, where the skin of the breast becomes red, inflamed and pitted in appearance.
• Injury: Any damage inflicted in the body
• Kennerknecht syndrome: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by absent gonads, mental retardation, short stature, retarded bone age and heart abnormalities. The observed cases involved a family whose parents were related.
• Kennerknecht-Sorgo-Oberhoffer syndrome: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by absent gonads and an underdeveloped right side of the heart.
• Mastitis: Infected breast common in nursing mothers
• Nipple abnormality: Abnormality in the sensation, texture or appearance of the nipples, or unusual associated symptoms such as bleeding or discharge
• Nipple lump: Lump felt in or behind the nipple
• Nipple symptoms: Any symptom affecting the nipple.
• Paget's Disease: Breast carcinoma involving nipple and areola.
• Surgical errors/complications: Any error or complication that arises from surgery
• Weaver Syndrome: A syndrome that is considered a variant of the Marshall-Smith syndrome

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