title: [Fiberoptic ductoscopy for patients with intraductal papillary lesions].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical significance of fiberoptic ductoscopy in patients with intraductal papillary lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fiberoptic ductoscopy was applied to patients with nipple discharge. The characteristics of those with intraductal papillary lesion were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  92 patients were found to have intraductal papillary lesions. 68 patients were revealed to have single papillomas and 21 multiple papilloma. Three patients were diagnosed with papillomatosis. A total of 114 lesions were observed. 29.8% of these lesions were located in the segmental duct. 43.9% lesions were located in the first branch of the segmental duct and 17.5% in the second branch. Only 7.9% and 0.9% lesions were located in the third and the fourth branch. The average distance from lacteous pore to papillary lesion was 2.7 cm. Fiberoptic ductoscopy did not find lesions in 5 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fiberoptic ductoscopy can be used to diagnose and locate intraductal papillary lesions. It is an effective diagnostic method for nipple discharge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018300:Papilloma, Intraductal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D055815:Young Adult