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Is it possible to have paget's disease of the nipple?

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Yes: Paget's disease of the bone and paget's disease of the nipple are two very different problems. The bone condition involves abnormal growth. Paget's of the breast describes a certain kind of breast cancer.

Dr Rosen and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 6/8/2016

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Yes: This is a particular form of nipple breast cancer paget's disease in bone is different entity.

Dr Sneid and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/23/2013

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