Galactography
| Galactography | |
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-galactography_and_Digital_breast_tomosynthesis_(DBT)-galactography.png) Full-field digital (FFD)-galactography (left) and Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT)-galactography (right) showing intraductal papilloma. | |
| Synonyms | Ductography |
| Purpose | diagnostic procedure for viewing the milk ducts. |
Galactography or ductography (or galactogram, ductogram) is a medical diagnostic procedure for viewing the
milk ducts. The procedure involves the radiography of the ducts after injection of a radiopaque substance into the duct system through the nipple. The procedure is used for investigating the pathology of nipple discharge
.
Galactography is capable of detecting smaller abnormalities than
MRI or ultrasound tests. With galactography, a larger part of the ductal system can be visualized than with the endoscopic investigation of a duct (called galactoscopy or ductoscopy
).
Causes for nipple discharge include
invasive ductal carcinoma.[1]
The standard treatment of galactographically suspicious breast lesions is to perform a surgical intervention on the concerned duct or ducts: if the discharge clearly stems from a single duct, then the excision of the duct (
Hadfield's procedure) is performed instead.[2]
To avoid infection, galactography should not be performed when the nipple discharge contains pus.[3]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-3-540-69028-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4443-9122-0.
- ^ "Breast ductography". radiopaedia.org. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
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