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Another cause of nipple discharge. Mammary duct ectasia with periductal mastitis. 1982

P H O'Brien, and A Kreutner

Mammary duct ectasia with periductal mastitis is a distinct, benign form of breast pathology that is different from fibrocystic disease of the breast. There are no known increased risk factors for developing breast cancer from this entity. The treatment is local surgical excision which relieves symptoms and does not significantly alter the appearance of the breast.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008413	Mastitis	INFLAMMATION of the BREAST, or MAMMARY GLAND.
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009558	Nipples	The conic organs which usually give outlet to milk from the mammary glands.	Areola,Areolae,Nipple
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D001940	Breast	In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the THORAX. The breasts consist of the MAMMARY GLANDS, the SKIN, the MUSCLES, the ADIPOSE TISSUE, and the CONNECTIVE TISSUES.	Breasts
D001941	Breast Diseases	Pathological processes of the BREAST.	Endocrine Breast Diseases,Breast Disease,Breast Disease, Endocrine,Breast Diseases, Endocrine,Disease, Breast,Disease, Endocrine Breast,Diseases, Breast,Diseases, Endocrine Breast,Endocrine Breast Disease
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man