Diseases

Pagent’s Disease Of The Nipple(In Woman)

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Paget disease of the breast (also known as paget disease of the nipple and mammary paget disease) is a rare type of cancer involving the skin of the nipple and, usually, the darker circle of skin around it, which is called the areola.

SYMPTOMS

Paget's disease of the breast affects your nipple and usually the skin (areola) surrounding it. It's easy to mistake the signs and symptoms of paget's disease of the breast for skin irritation (dermatitis) or another noncancerous (benign) skin condition.
The symptoms of paget disease of the breast are often mistaken for those of somebenign skin conditions, such as dermatitis or eczema (1–3). These symptoms may include the following: itching, tingling, or redness in the nipple and/or areola.Flaking, crusty, or thickened skin on or around the nipple.