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'''Duct ectasia of breast''' is a condition where there is an obstruction of the [[lactiferous duct]].<ref name="urlMammary duct ectasia - MayoClinic.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mammary-duct-ectasia/DS00751 |title=Mammary duct ectasia - MayoClinic.com |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
'''Duct ectasia of breast''' is a condition where there is an obstruction of the [[lactiferous duct]].<ref name="urlMammary duct ectasia - MayoClinic.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mammary-duct-ectasia/DS00751 |title=Mammary duct ectasia - MayoClinic.com |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>


Mammary duct ectasia can mimic [[breast cancer]]. It is a disorder of premenopausal age. Nipple retraction, inversion and sometimes bloody discharge may present.   
Mammary duct ectasia can mimic [[breast cancer]]. It is a disorder of premenopausal age. Nipple retraction, inversion and sometimes bloody discharge may present.  Histologically dilation of the large duct is prominent. Pathogenesis may be a reaction to stagnant colostrum.It can lead to pain in the nipple.<ref name="pmid3806542">{{cite journal |author=Browning J, Bigrigg A, Taylor I |title=Symptomatic and incidental mammary duct ectasia |journal=J R Soc Med |volume=79 |issue=12 |pages=715–6 |year=1986 |month=December |pmid=3806542 |pmc=1290571 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
 
Histologically dilation of the large duct is prominent. Pathogenesis may be a reaction to stagnant colostrum.
 
It can lead to pain in the nipple.<ref name="pmid3806542">{{cite journal |author=Browning J, Bigrigg A, Taylor I |title=Symptomatic and incidental mammary duct ectasia |journal=J R Soc Med |volume=79 |issue=12 |pages=715–6 |year=1986 |month=December |pmid=3806542 |pmc=1290571 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


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==References==
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Duct ectasia of breast
ICD-10 N60.4
ICD-9 610.4
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Duct ectasia of breast is a condition where there is an obstruction of the lactiferous duct.[1]

Mammary duct ectasia can mimic breast cancer. It is a disorder of premenopausal age. Nipple retraction, inversion and sometimes bloody discharge may present. Histologically dilation of the large duct is prominent. Pathogenesis may be a reaction to stagnant colostrum.It can lead to pain in the nipple.[2]

References

  1. "Mammary duct ectasia - MayoClinic.com".
  2. Browning J, Bigrigg A, Taylor I (1986). "Symptomatic and incidental mammary duct ectasia". J R Soc Med. 79 (12): 715–6. PMC 1290571. PMID 3806542. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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