2010
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1234075
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Bloody Nipple Discharge (BND) in an 8 Months Old Girl and a 9 Months Old Male – Rational Diagnostic Approach

Abstract: Bloody nipple discharge in adults is, in men as well as in women, often a symptom of an underlying malignant disease. In respect of this, multiple invasive and mutilating diagnostic procedures have been performed in infants and older children. Apart from individual cases in older and pubertal children, in childhood benign conditions are most common and can be diagnosed by non-invasive diagnostic procedures. Here we discuss a rational diagnostic approach on the basis of 2 patients with bloody nipple discharge a… Show more

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“…Invasive interventions including biopsy should be avoided, especially in girls, because even minimal operative injury to the breast bud may produce severe tissue damage. Noninvasive investigations such as culture of the discharge and ultrasonographic evaluation are recommended, as well as a careful physical examination and close clinical follow-up (16). As a conclusion, bloody nipple discharge is a benign, self-limiting disorder in young children.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Invasive interventions including biopsy should be avoided, especially in girls, because even minimal operative injury to the breast bud may produce severe tissue damage. Noninvasive investigations such as culture of the discharge and ultrasonographic evaluation are recommended, as well as a careful physical examination and close clinical follow-up (16). As a conclusion, bloody nipple discharge is a benign, self-limiting disorder in young children.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%