Usually done for spontaneous unilateral bloody nipple discharge. \u00a0Sometimes it is done for serous (clear) discharge.<\/p>\n
90% of the women with unilateral bloody nipple discharge = benign intraductal papilloma, a solitary discrete intraductal mass. \u00a0However if multiple masses are discovered in the duct, the more likely the diagnosis will be ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).<\/p>\n
Regardless of single mass or multiple mass, a surgical biopsy (excisional biopsy<\/strong>) is required for diagnosis. \u00a0Methylene blue dye can assist the surgeon in removing the duct in the OR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Galactogram = Ductogram Usually done for spontaneous unilateral bloody nipple discharge. \u00a0Sometimes it is done for serous (clear) discharge. 90% of the women with unilateral bloody nipple discharge = benign intraductal papilloma, a solitary discrete intraductal mass. \u00a0However if multiple masses are discovered in the duct, the more likely the diagnosis will be ductal carcinoma … Continue reading When is a galactogram done?<\/span>