Nipple Conditions Flashcards
What percentage of nipple eczema is malignant?
50%
What investigations should be done for nipple eczema?
Punch biopsy
Mammogram
What is nipple retraction?
Nipple inverts in on itself
What investigation should be done for nipple retraction?
USS
Mammogram
Usually benign tho
What is pagets disease of breast?
Cancer of the lactiferous ducts that spreads out of the nipple and onto the skin
What does pagets disease increase the risk of?
DCIS
What are the types of nipple discharge?
Toothpaste like
Milky
Blood
Physiological
What does toothpaste like discharge indicate?
Duct ectasia
What does milky discharge indicate?
Pregnancy
If a lot – microprolactinoma
What may bloody discharge indicate?
Intraductal papilloma
Malignancy
What type of discharge is physiological?
Green
Yellow
Clear