Duct Ectasia Of Breast - Symptoms, Causes, and Doctors

About- Duct ectasia of the breast or mammary duct ectasia or plasma cell mastitis is a noncancerous condition occurs when a milk duct becomes blocked.

Symptoms-

A breast lump

A dirty white, greenish or black nipple discharge

An inverted nipple

Pain in the nipple

Redness or tenderness in the nipple or surrounding breast tissue

Swelling around the nipple

Causes-
It occurs when a milk duct beneath nipple widens, the duct walls thicken and the duct fills with a thick, sticky substance. Possible factors are

Aging

Nipple inversion

Obesity

Smoking

Specialists to visit
Gynecologist and Obstetrician
General Surgeon
Breast Surgeon

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