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Title: The anatomy and diseases of the breast ..
Year: 1845 (1840s)
Authors: Cooper, Astley, Sir, 1768-1841
Subjects: Breast Breast -- Diseases Surgery
Publisher: Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard
Contributing Library: Univ. of Mass Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Univ. of Mass Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library

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J Jrrzu.diJcL SairJaus Luk Plalad SECRETION OF MILK IN THE MALE. This case occurred in a robust, sanguine soldier, twenty-two years old. * * * * When eighteen years old, he often felta pricking sensation in his breasts, and slight periodical colic.About a year later, he observed, after each occurrence of suchsymptoms, a slight swelling of, and milky discharge from, themammse; and during work, his shirt was several times a weekwetted with it. Wl^en in the hospital for acute rheumatism, aconsiderable quantity of milk was found to be secreted. On ex-amining the breast and nipples, the latter was found highly red,erectile, somewhat cracked at their apices, and much higherthan in men generally, and surrounded by a somewhat darkerareola, through which a subjacent vascular net-work could beseen. On pressing the papillae, twoor three fine streams of milkwould jet out of minute orifices; it had a blueish-white colour,and a very sweet taste. The secretion was constant, but in-creased at various

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