Question 1

what are the symptoms of paget's disease of breast?

Accepted Answer

Skin rash: An eczematous skin rash affecting the nipple and areola due to an underlying breast cancer is Paget disease.  A mass/lump may or may not be palpable.

Question 2

i've been having a scaly rash on 1 nipple for about a year, and there's no worsening or improvement. is that a sign of paget's disease of the breast?

Accepted Answer

Paget's: This is a very rare form of breast cancer and usually develops after the ago of 50. If it hasn't changed in a year that is a good sign. See your doctor for an exam to confirm the cause. All the best.

Question 3

what are symptoms of paget's diease (breast cancer)?

Accepted Answer

Biopsy: Paget's disease is a rare form of breast cancer.  There can be changes on the nipple/areola: discoloration, itching, thickening of the skin, redness, crusting, inversion of nipple.
It is diagnosed after obtaining a biopsy of the area on the nipple or areola.  In many cases, there are no abnormalities seen on mammogram or ultrasound.  Paget's has a good prognosis if diagnosed early.

Question 4

is paget's disease of breast curable?

Accepted Answer

It may be: Like other types of breast cancer with prompt and appropriate treatment there is a good likelihood that paget's disease can be successfully treated.

Question 5

will paget's disease of breast kill me?

Accepted Answer

Possible: Possible, because paget's disease of the breast  is associated with an underlying breast cancer (in situ and/or invasive) in almost 90% of cases, often without an associated breast mass or mammographic abnormality.  The prognosis will depend on the underlying beast cancer.

Question 6

is there a link between excessive x-ray exposure during childhood and paget's disease of breast later in life?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: I cannot find literature to support previous x-ray exposure as a cause of paget's disease of the breast. However, radiation therapy to the breast received during hodgkin's lymphoma treatment in the past has led to increased risk of breast cancer in female survivors.

Question 7

does paget disease start as eczema in the breast?

Accepted Answer

No.: Paget's disease may confuse people because it resembles eczema, but it is a distinctly different disease.  Paget's disease always involves the nipple first, so, if you have a rash on the breast and it spares the nipple, it's not paget's.

Question 8

im wondering if paget's disease or breast cancer or any breast issues come from bacteria?

Accepted Answer

Yes, mastitis: Mastitis is typically unilateral, focal, very tender and warm to touch.  Mastitis can be caused by Paget's and/or cancer.  No correlation has been determined yet that infection causes cancer.

Question 9

is paget's disease in the breast?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no: Pagets disease refers to an osseous lesion where there is over growth of bone and an extensive exophytic lesion can develop especially in the H&amp;N area. Pagets of the breast is a disease of the very terminal milk duct system spilling out into the nipple and areola complex to present as a skin lesion.

Question 10

how can paget's disease of breast be treated?

Accepted Answer

Possible: The treatment is surgical resection. However, because paget's disease of the breast  is associated with an underlying breast cancer (in situ and/or invasive) in almost 90% of cases, often without an associated breast mass or mamm abnormality. This underlying cancer has to be treated accordingly based on the er/pr/her2 neu and staging, etc.The prognosis will depend on the underlying beast cancer.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Doctor answers about:

Worst pagets disease of breast symptom

A member asked:

What are the symptoms of paget's disease of breast?

A member asked:

I've been having a scaly rash on 1 nipple for about a year, and there's no worsening or improvement. is that a sign of paget's disease of the breast?

A member asked:

What are symptoms of paget's diease (breast cancer)?

A member asked:

Is paget's disease of breast curable?

A member asked:

Will paget's disease of breast kill me?

A member asked:

Is there a link between excessive x-ray exposure during childhood and paget's disease of breast later in life?

A member asked:

Does paget disease start as eczema in the breast?

A member asked:

Im wondering if paget's disease or breast cancer or any breast issues come from bacteria?

A member asked:

Is paget's disease in the breast?

A member asked:

How can paget's disease of breast be treated?

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?