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lactiferous duct

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lactiferous duct [lak′tif·ə·rəs ′dəkt]
(botany)
A tubular channel consisting of latex vessels or latex cells; carries the latex produced by the plant.
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It arises most often in the central part of the breast from a lactiferous duct but can occur in any quadrant of the breast.
Intraductal papilloma with focal atypia by Lake, Douglas; Zapton, Daniel Tyler; Hoda, Rana S.; Pope, Thomas / Applied Radiology
7-9) This report describes a unique case of synchronous bilateral Paget disease of the nipple derived from LCIS, which involved underlying lactiferous ducts and lobules in the nipple.
Bilateral Paget disease of the nipple associated with lobular ... by Sahoo, Sunati; Green, Ileana; Rosen, Paul P. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The mammary gland is composed of a single primary or main lactiferous duct that branches into three to five secondary ducts at birth and during the first week of postnatal life.
A Rat Mammary Tumor Model Induced by the Organophosphorous Pesticides ... by Calaf, Gloria / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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