Surgery | Common Surgical Conditions | Breast Disease Nipple Discharge

Breast Disease: Nipple Discharge
Session Overview
Description
This session is an introduction to nipple discharge as an indicator of breast disease, both benign and malignant. You should gain a good understanding of the importance of nipple discharge in breast disease.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Identify the common causes of nipple discharge
• Describe the assessment of a patient presenting with nipple discharge
• List the correct investigations for a patient with nipple discharge
• Discuss the treatment options for the various diagnoses in a patient with nipple discharge

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should (complete):

• Revise the anatomy of the breast, particularly of the nipple-areolar complex and ductal system
• Revise how to take a patient history of a patient presenting to breast clinic

This session aims to introduce the reader to the presentation and investigation of patients with nipple discharge, a very common problem seen in breast clinic.