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A 19-year-old male asked:

I'm a male. i'm having brown nipple discharge with no swelling at all in my breast and only coming from my left one. what does this mean exactly?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman
Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Brown nipple d/c: Nipple discharge is rare and not normal in males and could be a very serious disease , such a breast tumor. Would follow up this week with doctor and have mammogram/ cytology evaluation of the discharge.
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