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. 2004 Apr;96(4):543–545.

Mammary duct ectasia: a cause of bloody nipple discharge.

Alexander K C Leung 1, C Pion Kao 1
PMCID: PMC2594993  PMID: 15101674

Abstract

We report a 13-year-old girl with bloody nipple discharge as a result of mammary duct ectasia. Our patient is the second reported case of mammary duct ectasia in a pubertal girl.

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