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How can you tell if something is paget's disease breast cancer, or only nipple-eczema?

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Biopsy: Diagnosis may require biopsy of the lesion and examination of the tissue by a pathologist.

Answered 6/10/2017

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Biopsy: Often a skin biopsy is indicated to tell if the condition is benign or if it is cancerous.

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Skin punch bx: One may be able to tell by clinical evaluation if it is obviously one or the other. The ultimate diagnosis can be made via skin punch biopsy which can be done in the office under local and takes only a minute or two with no suturing required.

Answered 11/28/2017

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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

Specializes in Hematology and Oncology

Biopsy: Biopsy will be needed to definitively differentiate paget;s disease of the breast or eczema.

Answered 6/10/2017

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Biopsy: may be necessary to make the determination.

Answered 9/20/2017

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