title: Intraductal carcinoma in a male breast: diagnosis by nipple discharge cytology.
abstract: We describe a case of intraductal carcinoma (comedo type) in a 50-yr-old male. The patient had presented with a bloody nipple discharge, which had shown malignant cells on cytologic examination. In current clinical practice, the use of nipple discharge cytology as a screening and diagnostic tool for breast carcinoma is largely supplemental; however, this case illustrates the occasional utility of nipple discharge cytology in the diagnosis of early breast carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hirschman
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hoda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cody
mesh_terms: D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000473:pathology*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000473:pathology*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009558:Nipples