[Mammary ductal ectasia child. Diagnostic and therapeutic approach].
Mammary duct ectasia in childhood is a rare disease. It appears typically as a periareolar mammary mass and/or nipple discharge. Even though in the adult age is an acquired disease, its occurrence in children suggests it may constitute a development mammary gland anomaly. Sonography is highly useful in the diagnosis. Differential diagnosis must include other nipple discharge and mammary mass causes as the juvenile fibroadenoma or malignant pathology. This usually is a self-limited process, so that a conservative approach is recommended, even though occasionally surgical treatment is required. We report the case of a 13 years old girl with nipple discharge who finally was diagnosed bilateral mammary duct ectasia.
Jorge
J
Martínez-Medel
Ana Cristina
AC
Cabistany-Esqué
Olga
O
Sanz-Asin
María Pilar
MP
del Martínez-Rubio
Virginia
V
Echavarren-Plaza
Taydé
T
Arroyo-Lemarroy
D000293:Adolescent; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000473:pathology*; D009558:Nipples / Q000378:metabolism*; D014463:Ultrasonography