Chapter 152 Breast: Intraductal Papilloma
INTRODUCTION
Description: Intraductal papilloma involves polypoid fibrovascular tumors covered by benign ductal epithelium that arise in the ducts of the breast.
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Signs and Symptoms
• Spontaneous, intermittent, bloody, serous, or cloudy unilateral nipple discharge (roughly 50% to 75% of patients), varying from a few drops to a few milliliters of fluid; serosanguineous or bloody nipple discharge is associated with malignancy in between 7% and 17% of cases, but the color or clarity of the fluid cannot diagnose or rule out carcinoma
