nipple discharge characteristics based on aetiology

Last reviewed 01/2018

nipple discharge aetiology based on its nature.

  • milky
    • postpartum
    • hyperprolactinemia
    • medication
    • Chiari–Frommel syndrome – relatively rare cause     
                   
  • serous/serosanguinous
    • intraductal papilloma or papillomas (papillomatosis)
    • intraductal cancer

  • bloody
    • intraductal papilloma or papillomas (papillomatosis)
    • intraductal cancer
    • inflammation - relatively rare cause
    • trauma - relatively rare cause

  • green
    • fibrocystic disease

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