IN 1906 Bloodgood 1 recognized as a separate entity the disease of the breast that was subsequently termed mammary-duct ectasia, secretory disease, plasma-cell mastitis and so forth. The disease ...

It may cause symptoms like tenderness around your nipple area and inverted nipples. Mammary duct ectasia may affect a single breast or both breasts and is more common among women nearing menopause.