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SUBMITTER: Tarallo V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3558092 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of ultrasound 20120330 2
Intraductal papillomatous lesions in the breast may be manifestations of different histological types of tumors, including papillomas and intraductal papillary carcinomas. Intraductal papillomas are relatively rare, with an incidence of 2-3%. They are benign tumors that arise from the mammary duct epithelium. We observed a tumor of this type in a 51-year-old woman who had noted bloody discharge from her right nipple. She was referred for breast sonography a few days later.The sonographic examina ...[more]