Galactorrhea/Nipple Discharge

Galactorrhea/Nipple Discharge: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Galactorrhea
   Hyperprolactinemia
   Normoprolactinemic galactorrhea
       Idiopathic galactorrhea with menses
       Post–oral contraceptive galactorrhea
Pseudogalactorrhea
   Intramammary lesions
       Benign
          Fibrocystic disease
          Intraductal papilloma
       Malignant neoplasm

References

1. Goldenberg IS: Nipple Discharge. Postgrad Med   70:116–117, 1981.
2. Blackwell RE: Pathophysiology of the Breast, pp. 974–975. See Bibliography, 2.

Book Source Details

• Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
• Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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