A CLINICAL ANALYSIS OF MAMMARY DUCT ECTASIA——REPORT OF 51 CASES / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

This paper analyses and discusses of the mammary duct ectasia. The review of 51 cases of mammary diagnostic name and pathogenesis duct ectasia shows that mammary duct ectasia and plasma cell mastitis are the two stages of one disease. It is generally caused by disturbance in the secretion of mammary glands. It is difficult to distinguish it from breast neoplasms. Therefor, we also analyse why the disease is more likely to be misdiognosed as breast cancer and also represent its differential diagnosis. The paper involves some measures of treatment.