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Breast Cancer - Paget's Disease

One of the rare types of Breast Cancer is treatment for eczema or infection and
Paget's disease of the nipple, which can usually only affects one nipple.A
appear as a rash on the nipple. The rash mammogram is the next step to check for
or other changes in the nipple can cancer in the actual breast. Sometimes
indicate a cancer in the breast ducts, any underlying abnormal breast mass will
many times located under the nipple, not be present on a mammogram. A clean
which has then extended itself onto the mammogram combined with an abnormal
surface of the nipple.Sometimes this sign nipple finding requires further
of breast cancer indicates a small ductal investigation.A biopsy of the nipple
carcinoma in situ (DCIS), which is a very tissue will need to be performed.
early breast cancer that has not yet left Usually this consists of a "punch biopsy"
the duct. Other times, Paget's disease that removes a small amount of tissue to
of the nipple may indicate an invasive check for cancer. If the mammogram
cancer somewhere else in the breast. In indicates other areas of concern within
some cases, a woman who shows signs of the breast, biopsies of those areas
Paget's disease of the nipple will should be performed.If Paget's disease is
additionally have an abnormal mammogram caught early while it is still confined
or have lump in her breast.Before we move to the nipple and underlying breast
on I want to clarify that Paget's disease ducts, the patient typically has an
of the nipple is not the same as Paget's excellent prognosis. However, if
disease of the bone, which is a severe Paget's disease of the nipple is
bone disease. Sir James Paget, a British associated with an invasive breast cancer
surgeon and physiologist, discovered both or if the cancer has spread out of the
conditions which were first documented by breast to other areas of the body
him, but they are completely unrelated (metastatic disease), the survival rate
diseases. Paget's disease of the nipple can be lower.Treatment of Paget's disease
can also affect men, although it is of the nipple involves surgery, radiation
rare.Paget's disease of the nipple is treatment and Chemotherapy or drug
often first noticed when physical signs therapy (such as tamoxifen). Like other
of the disease appear. Signs of Paget's types of breast cancer, the location of
disease usually only occur on one nipple the cancer will determine which type of
and can include persistent crustiness, surgery is done - a lumpectomy or
scaliness, or redness of the nipple, mastectomy. Radiation therapy usually
itching or burning of the nipple and follows a lumpectomy.A recent development
surrounding areola and bleeding or oozing in surgical treatment involves removing
from the nipple and areola.Paget's only the nipple and areola (sometimes
disease can often be confused with other followed by radiation therapy) in
skin conditions, such as breast eczema. patients whose Paget's disease has no
Breast Eczema is a highly treatable other underlying breast cancer, thus
condition which can be characterized by allowing the woman to keep her breast.
red, itchy patches or weeping blisters Following treatment, an artificial nipple
around the nipple which reoccur, but can be recreated using skin grafts and
clear up with proper treatment. Paget's tattooing.
disease does not clear up with routine




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