Duct Excision is Still Necessary to Rule out Breast Cancer in Patients Presenting with Spontaneous Bloodstained Nipple Discharge

Table 3

Histology compared to type of discharge.

Histology	Number	Number with frank bloodstained discharge (% of diagnostic group)
All	194	108 (56%)
Malignant	11	11 (100%)
IDC	4	4
DCIS	7	7
Benign	183	97 (53%)
Duct ectasia	76	43
Papilloma	65	36
Periductal mastitis	21	8
Fibrocystic disease	12	5
ADH	3	2
Normal	6	4