Duct Ectasia


  • Periductal mastitis

Presentation

  • Nipple discharge
    • thick and creamy or greenish brown
  • retroareolar or periareolar mass, tender
  • nipple retraction when heals
  • occasional formation peri-areolar abscess

Differential diagnosis

  • Distinguish from carcinoma with nipple retraction

Investigations

  • mammogram

Treatment

as necessary:

  • antibiotics
  • surgical drainage
  • mammodochectomy


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