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Paget's disease
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Paget's disease [′paj·əts di‚zēz]
(medicine)
A type of carcinoma of the breast that involves the nipple or areola and the larger ducts, characterized by the presence of Paget's cells.
Osseous hyperplasia simultaneous with accelerated deossification.
An apocrine gland skin cancer, composed principally of Paget's cells.


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00 Hardcover RC280 The third edition of this reference volume on breast cancer contains updated information on risk factors, cancers associated with different genes, inflammatory breast cancer, Paget disease of the nipple and breast cancer in men.
Abstract: Extramammary Paget disease is an uncommon cutaneous neoplasm that presents as erythematous plaques most frequently located in the anogenital region.
Mammary Paget disease (MPD) occurs in 1% to 4% of patients with breast cancers and is characterized by infiltration of the nipple epidermis by adenocarcinoma cells.
 
 
 
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