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What investigations are required in a patient of unilateral nipple bleeding?
Hi,
Bloody discharge from the nipple can be associated with many different conditions.Most often it could be an intraductal papilloma which is a non cancerous tumor.
Also,the bleeding can happen from inflammation in the ducts, reaction to drugs, dilatation of the mammary ducts(duct ectasia), and less commonly a cancerous tumor.The bloody discharge must be examined under the microscope(called cytological examination) for a diagnosis. So, please see your physician as soon as possible to have diagnostic tests done. Cytology is definitely recommended when the discharge from the nipple is bloody.
Best wishes...
Bloody discharge from the nipple can be associated with many different conditions.Most often it could be an intraductal papilloma which is a non cancerous tumor.
Also,the bleeding can happen from inflammation in the ducts, reaction to drugs, dilatation of the mammary ducts(duct ectasia), and less commonly a cancerous tumor.The bloody discharge must be examined under the microscope(called cytological examination) for a diagnosis. So, please see your physician as soon as possible to have diagnostic tests done. Cytology is definitely recommended when the discharge from the nipple is bloody.
Best wishes...
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