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The Use of MRI to Detect Malignancy in a Patient Presenting With Unilateral Bloody Nipple Discharge

Nipple discharge presents as either physiological, which is green, white, or yellow, or is considered pathological, which is typically unilateral, spontaneous, and bloody. Bloody nipple discharge (BND) can be due to underlying malignancy or premalignant lesions. Mammogram (MMG), ultrasound (US), MRI...

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Autores principales: Romero, Kaitlyn N, Ouellette, Taylor, Patel, Radhika, Patel, Trishna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10686522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38034172
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47986
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author Romero, Kaitlyn N
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Patel, Radhika
Patel, Trishna
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description Nipple discharge presents as either physiological, which is green, white, or yellow, or is considered pathological, which is typically unilateral, spontaneous, and bloody. Bloody nipple discharge (BND) can be due to underlying malignancy or premalignant lesions. Mammogram (MMG), ultrasound (US), MRI, and ductography are all used to evaluate BND, but different modalities offer greater value in the diagnostic process. Here, we present a case that demonstrates the ability of MRI to detect abnormalities not seen on MMG and US in the setting of BND due to underlying malignancy. The use of MRI earlier in the diagnostic process allows for the use of breast-conserving measures and decreases the possibility of metastasis. This would result in less of a need for more aggressive treatments.
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spelling pubmed-106865222023-11-30 The Use of MRI to Detect Malignancy in a Patient Presenting With Unilateral Bloody Nipple Discharge Romero, Kaitlyn N Ouellette, Taylor Patel, Radhika Patel, Trishna Cureus Radiology Nipple discharge presents as either physiological, which is green, white, or yellow, or is considered pathological, which is typically unilateral, spontaneous, and bloody. Bloody nipple discharge (BND) can be due to underlying malignancy or premalignant lesions. Mammogram (MMG), ultrasound (US), MRI, and ductography are all used to evaluate BND, but different modalities offer greater value in the diagnostic process. Here, we present a case that demonstrates the ability of MRI to detect abnormalities not seen on MMG and US in the setting of BND due to underlying malignancy. The use of MRI earlier in the diagnostic process allows for the use of breast-conserving measures and decreases the possibility of metastasis. This would result in less of a need for more aggressive treatments. Cureus 2023-10-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10686522/ /pubmed/38034172 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47986 Text en Copyright © 2023, Romero et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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The Use of MRI to Detect Malignancy in a Patient Presenting With Unilateral Bloody Nipple Discharge
title The Use of MRI to Detect Malignancy in a Patient Presenting With Unilateral Bloody Nipple Discharge
title_full The Use of MRI to Detect Malignancy in a Patient Presenting With Unilateral Bloody Nipple Discharge
title_fullStr The Use of MRI to Detect Malignancy in a Patient Presenting With Unilateral Bloody Nipple Discharge
title_full_unstemmed The Use of MRI to Detect Malignancy in a Patient Presenting With Unilateral Bloody Nipple Discharge
title_short The Use of MRI to Detect Malignancy in a Patient Presenting With Unilateral Bloody Nipple Discharge
title_sort use of mri to detect malignancy in a patient presenting with unilateral bloody nipple discharge
topic Radiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10686522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38034172
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47986
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