Paget’s disease of the breast, or of the nipple, is a rare form of breast cancer. The symptoms are different from other breast cancer types, and the condition affects the surface skin of the ...

The majority of people who have Paget’s disease also have underlying ductal breast cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. The disease predominantly occurs in women over the age of 50.

So overall vulva cancers are uncommon, and Paget’s disease of the vulva is a relatively rare disease. When it does occur, it is most common in women aged 60 to 70, although it can occur at any age.

Prognosis of Paget’s disease of the breast depends on the underlying cancer and stage of the disease. If the underlying cancer is non-invasive (DCIS), prognosis is good, 5 year survival is over 90%.

Breast cancer is often detected by a lump, but for less than 5 percent of breast cancer cases, Paget’s disease of the nipple, indicated by a red, inflamed breast area, may be an often overlooked ...

Background: Invasive extramammary Paget’s disease is most commonly in the vulva but can also occur in other genitalia as well as primary skin locations (face, scalp, neck, trunk, extremities). We aim ...

The treatment of Paget's disease is surgery to remove the affected area of skin. Because the cancer may extend into what appears to be normal skin, a wide margin of tissue may be removed. Biopsies may ...

Paget disease of the breast (PDB) UpToDate, Last updated 2022. Paget disease of the breast: changing patterns of incidence, clinical presentation, and treatment in the US C Chin-Yau and others Cancer, ...

Paget’s disease of the breast. Paget's disease is a rare skin condition that can cause itching. This condition develops in the nipple or the darker area of skin around it (the areola). It usually ...

Extramammary Paget’s disease; Merkel cell carcinoma; Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Skin Cancers Program also cares for people with a family history of skin cancer. And, in partnership with University of ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, other than skin cancers. ... About 1 to 4 percent of all breast cancer cases also involve Paget disease of the breast. [5] ...