Refers to the degree to which a cell represents a mature tissue type. Differentiation in cancers refers to the degree to which a cancer cell looks like the cell line from which it arose. Usually, the better differentiated a cancer is, the better the prognosis. A new technology where mammograms are taken directly onto a sensor plate, rather than onto film, and displayed on a special monitor. Fluid coming from the breast nipple.
Nipple discharge is fairly common.
Occasionally a milky discharge unrelated to childbirth may result from an abnormally high level of the pituitary hormones. This condition may require additional tests. Frequently, a small growth called a papilloma , which arises in one of the ducts, causes the discharge. Occasionally, however, a small intraductal cancer will cause abnormal nipple discharge. A type of chemotherapy drug that blocks DNA movement.