In einer eMail vom 9-3-2003 4:58:34 West-Europa (zomertijd) schreibt
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> You wrote, "Have any of you ever seen droplets of milk expressed from the
> areola?"
>
> Might this milk be coming from Glands of Montgomery? I remember feeling
> quite shocked when I noticed 3 distinct drops of milk coming from my areola
> maybe a cm below my nipple at different times during my nursing career. I
> do
> remember also that Montgomery glands can be connected to ducts in some way
> (offhand don't remember the reference-Auerbach and Riordan?) and it's not
> unusual for milk to be seen from them.
>
The Montgomery glands are not connected to ducts, but there are sometimes
some rudimentairy milk glands along with theMontgomery glandsthat will
produce a small amount of normal milk. The reference is from my '94 Lawrence
page 46
Warmly greeting,
Gonneke
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