title: Case of the Month. Giant multiple intraductal papilloma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A case is described of multiple intraductal papilloma of the breast in a 39 year old Micronesian female who presented to our institution with a 2 year history of spontaneous bloody nipple discharge with an associated giant cystic breast mass. This case report illustrates an unusual presentation of a rare benign breast lesion. The clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features of this disease process are discussed; the literature is reviewed; and management options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery and Radiology, Tripler Army Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kavolius
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Greatorex
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petermann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018300:Papilloma, Intraductal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery