A method of intraductal injection of reagents for an ethanol-based ablative solution to the mouse mammary ductal tree for in vivo imaging and breast cancer prevention is described. Injection directly into the nipple opening allows for targeting mammary epithelial cells with minimal collateral tissue damage.
Kenyon, E., Zaluzec, E. K., Powell, K., Volk, M., Chakravarty, S., Hix, J., Arora, R., Westerhuis, J. J., Kiupel, M., Shapiro, E. M., Sempere, L. F. Intraductal Delivery and X-ray Visualization of Ethanol-Based Ablative Solution for Prevention and Local Treatment of Breast Cancer in Mouse Models. J. Vis. Exp. (182), e63457, doi:10.3791/63457 (2022).