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

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Dr. Frederick Coville answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Scaling: Pagets disease of the nipple can be a sign of underlying breast cancer. Early signs are dryness, scaling and itching. The severity of the rash increases with the severity of the underlying disease.

Dr Stockerl-Goldstein agreed

Answered 10/3/2016

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