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Intraductal papilloma of the breast in an 11-year-old male patient: a case report

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Intraductal papilloma (IP) constitutes a rare benign neoplasm among male population with only few reports on childhood patients. Herein, we describe an 11-year-old IP male patient who presented with spontaneous nipple discharge of his right breast.

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Tsilimigras, D.I., Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, I., Bakopoulos, A. et al. Intraductal papilloma of the breast in an 11-year-old male patient: a case report. Pediatr Surg Int 33, 727–730 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-017-4081-8

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