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  2. Duct ectasia of breast - Wikipedia

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    Duct ectasia of the breast, mammary duct ectasia or plasma cell mastitis is a condition that occurs when a milk duct beneath the nipple widens, the duct walls thicken, and the duct fills with fluid. This is the most common cause of greenish discharge. [1] Mammary duct ectasia can mimic breast cancer. It is a disorder of peri- or post-menopausal ...

  3. Mastitis - Wikipedia

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    Since one of the most prominent symptoms is tension and engorgement of the breast, it is thought to be caused by blocked milk ducts or milk excess. It is relatively common; estimates range depending on methodology between 5–33%. However, only about 0.4–0.5% of breastfeeding mothers develop an abscess. [8]

  4. Nonpuerperal mastitis - Wikipedia

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    It is controversial whether duct dilation occurs first and leads to secretory stasis and subsequent periductal inflammation or whether inflammation occurs first and leads to an inflammatory weakening of the duct walls and then stasis. [2] When the inflammation is complicated by necrosis and secondary bacterial infection, breast abscesses may ...

  5. Blocked milk duct - Wikipedia

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    A blocked milk duct has the following common symptoms: [2] [3] Low fever and breast infection; Pain in a particular side of the breast; Swollen or tender lump in the breast; Slower milk flow; a small white blister on the nipple called a milk bleb; swelling or redness of the breast; areas of the breast that are hot or warm to touch

  6. Breast engorgement - Wikipedia

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    Breast engorgement occurs in the mammary glands due to expansion and pressure exerted by the synthesis and storage of breast milk. It is also a main factor in altering the ability of the infant to latch-on. Engorgement changes the shape and curvature of the nipple region by making the breast inflexible, flat, hard, and swollen.

  7. ‘I Thought I Had A Clogged Milk Duct From Breastfeeding. It ...

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    Lauren Da Silva thought she had a clogged milk duct from breastfeeding, but a biopsy and ultrasound revealed HER2-positive and hormone positive breast cancer.

  8. Nipple discharge - Wikipedia

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    Nipple discharge in men is not normal. [3] Discharge from nipples is also more likely to be abnormal (pathological) if it is crystal clear or blood-stained, is from only one breast, or is associated with a breast lump, swelling, redness or overlying skin changes. [2] [3] [4] A blocked or enlarged milk duct can result in nipple discharge. [3]

  9. Nipple pain in breastfeeding - Wikipedia

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    Hence, the excess milk accumulates, leading to breast engorgement and pain. [3] [7] On the other hand, milk supply will be lowered by prolonged breastfeeding, high pumping pressure [3] and overly vigorous breast massage. [1] [8] Blocked milk ducts refers to lactiferous ducts’ blockage at the nipple pore or deeper breast tissue. [4]