Spontaneous nipple discharge

Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 24 Jun 2021

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Citation:

Radswiki T, Bell D, Khoshnaw K, et al. Spontaneous nipple discharge. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15333

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15333

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/15333

rID:

15333

Article created:

9 Oct 2011, The Radswiki ◉

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At the time the article was created The Radswiki had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

24 Jun 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

9 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Breast

Tags:

stub, cases

Synonyms:

Spontaneous nipple discharge in a non lactating breast
Differential diagnosis of spontaneous nipple discharge

Spontaneous nipple discharge from a non-lactating breast can result from many causes which include:

papillary lesions of breast: present in ~35-50% of cases with spontaneous nipple discharge
- intraductal papilloma
fibrocystic change
mammary duct ectasia
ductal carcinoma in situ: 5-21%

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