galactocele Flashcards
1
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what is a Galactocele
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Galactocele
Galactocele typically occurs in women who have recently stopped breastfeeding and is due to occlusion of a lactiferous duct. A build up of milk creates a cystic lesion in the breast.
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how can galactocele bd differentiated from an abcess
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The lesion can be differentiated from an abscess by the fact that a galactocele is usually painless, with no local or systemic signs of infection.
