Galactocele

Galactocele
Classification and external resources
Specialty	urology
ICD-10	N64.8
ICD-9-CM	611.5
DiseasesDB	5053

A galactocele (also: lacteal cyst or milk cyst) is a retention cyst containing milk or a milky substance that is usually located in the mammary glands. It is caused by a protein plug that blocks off the outlet. It is seen in lactating women on cessation of lactation. Once lactation has ended the cyst should resolve on its own without intervention. A galactocele does not cause infection as the milk within is sterile and has no outlet for which to become contaminated. Attempts to drain the cyst are unsuccessful because the protein plug remains intact and milk production continues. It presents as a large, soft, fluctuating lump in the lower part of breast. It is not usually painful. Treatment is by aspiration of the contents or by excision of the cyst. Antibiotics are given to prevent infection.^[1]

Galactocele may be associated with oral contraceptive use.^[2]

References

↑ Bhat Sriram, SRB's Manual of Surgery, 2010, New Delhi
↑ http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/MULTORG/brstfrm.html

External links

Case description and discussion at Harvard.edu
393255 at GPnotebook

Breast disease (N60–N64, 610–611)

Mastitis	Puerperal mastitis Breast engorgement Nonpuerperal mastitis Subareolar abscess/Zuska's disease Granulomatous mastitis

Size	Benign mammary dysplasia Duct ectasia of breast Chronic cystic mastitis Mammoplasia Gynecomastia Breast hypertrophy (macromastia, gigantomastia) Breast atrophy Micromastia Amastia

Discharge	Lactation failure Nipple Galactorrhea Nipple discharge Inverted nipple Fissure of the nipple

Lumps	Galactocele Breast cyst Breast hematoma Breast lump

Other	Pain Ptosis Fat necrosis of breast Amazia

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