INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA IN A MALE BREAST - DIAGNOSIS BY NIPPLE DISCHARGE CYTOLOGY

We describe a case of intraductal carcinoma (comedo type) in a 50-yr-o ld male. The patient had presented with a bloody nipple discharge, whi ch had shown malignant cells on cytologic examination. In current clin ical practice, the use of nipple discharge cytology as a screening and diagnostic tool for breast carcinoma is largely supplemental; however , this case illustrates the occasional utility of nipple discharge cyt ology in the diagnosis of early breast carcinoma. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.