Paget’s disease of nipple with lymphedema developing after lumpectomy for an Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

Nilofar G Diwna; Pragya A Nair; Monica Gupta

doi:10.58739/jcbs/v05i2.3

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Paget’s disease of nipple with lymphedema developing after lumpectomy for an Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v05i2.3

Year: 2015, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 86-88

Case Report

Paget’s disease of nipple with lymphedema developing after lumpectomy for an Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

Nilofar G Diwna¹, Pragya A Nair^1*, Monica Gupta ²

1. Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Pramukshwami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat
2. Department of Pathology , Pramukshwami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat

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Abstract

Paget’s disease is an uncommon intraepithelial neoplasm which presents with erythema, scaling, ulceration, bleeding or an eczematous painful nipple. It represents approximately 1–3% of all primary breast malignancies. The disease is frequently mistaken for dermatitis of the nipple. The tumour is detected by imaging, such as mammography, ultrasound examination, magnetic resonance imaging, thermography, fine needle aspiration cytology or after thorough pathological examination of the surgical specimen. Simple mastectomy with or without axillary node dissection has been standard treatment of choice for Paget’s disease. A case of 54 yr old female with Paget’s disease of nipple developing after 8 years of lumpectomy for invasive ductal carcinoma is discussed here.

Key-words: Paget’s disease , Nipple, Invasive ductal carcinoma