I've deleted the original post, but could this be an inclusion cyst of a montgomery gland? I've seen a few of these - they are on the areola, not the nipple and persist into childhood. Gail S. Hertz, MD, IBCLC [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html