[The results of galactography -- a contribution to the early diagnosis of carcinoma of the breast (author's transl)].

Excision of lactiferous ducts was carried out in 67 patients out of a total of 231 on whom galactography had been performed. Criteria for excision were destruction of the duct, its occlusion, irregularities of contour and leak of contrast on the galactogram. Histological examination demonstrated a carcinoma in 24 patients. In only one patient were there axillary node metastases where no tumour was palpable. Galactography is an important method for the early diagnosis of breast carcinomas in lactiferous ducts.