Galactocoele of childhood--a case report.
A 31-month old boy with unilateral breast enlargement was found at surgical exploration to have a milk cyst whose lining epithelium was denuded in patches with chronic inflammatory cellular infiltration. The presence of foreign-body giant cells suggests involution of the secretory epithelium due to pressure effects of repeated trauma from attempted expression of the cyst contents.
Visvanathan
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu.
D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human