Duct Excision is Still Necessary to Rule out Breast Cancer in Patients Presenting with Spontaneous Bloodstained Nipple Discharge

Table 1

Histology of duct excision specimens.

Histology	Number	% of total (195)	Median age (range)
Malignant	11	6%	68 (32–88)
IDC	4	2%	72 (68–74)
DCIS	7	4%	59 (32–88)
Benign	183	94%	50 (17–84)
Duct ectasia	76	39%	50 (22–84)
Papilloma	65	34%	56 (26–84)
Periductal mastitis	21	11%	39 (17–59)
Fibrocystic disease	12	6%	48 (35–65)
ADH	3	1%	61 (35–76)
Normal	6	3%	43 (24–67)

IDC: invasive ductal carcinoma.
DCIS: ductal carcinoma insitu.
ADH: atypical ductal hyperplasia.