intraductal papilloma…

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needle biopsy, the breast, intraductal papilloma, abnormal discharge, nipple, intraductal papilloma, benign, non-cancerous, tumor that grows, a milk duct, the breast, intraductal papilloma occurs most frequently in women between the ages 35-55, risk factors, unknown, breast pain, nipple discharge, bloody, one breast only, staining noticed inside the bra, clothing, breast lump, breast enlargement, intraductal papilloma, most common cause of spontaneous nipple discharge, a single duct, a small lump beneath the nipple felt by the examiner, not always palpable, a mammogram often, does not show papillomas, ultrasound helpful, an x-ray, contrast injected, affected duct, ductogram, cellular, cytologic, examination of discharge performed to identify potentially malignant, cancerous, cells, a breast biopsy is necessary to make a definitive diagnosis, rule out cancer, surgical removal, excision, the involved duct, mass of cells, biopsy, to assure that cancer is not present, there local support groups available, women, breast disease in area, should ask doctor, outcome is expected to be excellent, patients, solitary tumors, patients, multiple papillomas, who develop them at an early age, have an increased risk of developing cancer, they have a family history of cancer, abnormal cells, in the biopsy, complications of surgery include bleeding, infection, risk, the anaesthesia used, biopsy shows cancer, further surgery needed, breast discharge, discover a breast lump, no known prevention, breast self-examination, screening mammography, allow early detection.