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PAGET'S DISEASE OF THE NIPPLE
Author(s) -
Johnson Neil
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1952.tb05491.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , disease , dermatology , carcinoma , pathology
Summary (1) macroscopically, paget's disease of the nipple may present a variable picture. in the majority of cases the lesion is red, raw and granular in appearance, but in others, it may be eczematous or dry andscaling. paget's disease should be suspected when any nipple lesion persists for more thanthree to four weeks. (4) microscopically characteristic changes are seen. typical paget cells occur around the edge of the lesion, whilst centrally the superficial layers of the epidermis may be lost. (5) carcinoma is present in the underlying breast in 75 per cent. of cases when first seen. (6) in those cases without a palpable tumour, treatment should be as for carcinoma of the breast.