Background Nipple discharge is the third most frequent complaint of women attending rapid
diagnostic breast clinics. Nipple smear cytology remains the single most used diagnostic …

Purpose To calculate the diagnostic accuracy of nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) cytology.
Background Evaluation of NAF cytology in asymptomatic patients conceptually offers a non …

Background: Nipple discharge cytology is a simple non-invasive method that may provide
valuable information for detecting underlying malignancy. Several studies have investigated …

Objectives This study aimed to disclose the importance of nipple discharge (ND) and the
accuracy of its economic and fast cytological interpretation. Methods All ND cytology cases …

AIM: Preoperative stratification of patients presenting with nipple discharge (ND) according
to malignancy risk has proven difficult. Nevertheless, cytological examination is considered …

Background Papilloma is the most common finding associated with pathologic nipple
discharge. In the absence of breast imaging abnormalities, the incidence of occult …

We prospectively performed cytologic assessment and image analysis (IA) on matched
nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) and mammary ductoscopy (MD) specimens to determine (1) the …

BACKGROUND: Nipple discharge accounts for up to 5% of referrals to breast surgical
services. With the vast majority of breast carcinomas originating in the ductal system …

Nipple discharge is commonly associated with benign breast lesions; however, it is often
associated with a great source of anxiety and frustration for women. Approximately 11% of …

Dear Dr. Bedrossian: Nipple discharge can be due to a variety of physiological or
pathological causes, and can be classified clinically (and grossly) as being serous, milky …