Paget's nipple disease
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Paget's disease of the breast — Paget s disease of the breast, also known as Paget s disease of the nipple, is a condition that outwardly may have the appearance of eczema with skin changes involving the nipple of the breast. Because of its seemingly innocuous and surface… … Wikipedia
Nipple adenoma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a nipple adenoma. H E stain. ICD 10 D … Wikipedia
Paget disease of the nipple — is a form of breast cancer in which the tumor grows from ducts beneath the nipple onto the surface of the nipple. Symptoms commonly include itching and burning and an eczema like condition around the nipple, sometimes accompanied by oozing or… … Wikipedia
Paget's disease — n. 1. a disease that deforms and weakens bones, in which rapid decalcification is followed by excessive calcification 2. a type of cancer usually involving the breast s larger ducts, areola, and nipple … English World dictionary
Paget's disease of the breast — The combination of scaly skin changes of the nipple resembling eczema and an underlying cancer of the breast. The nipple is inflamed because of the presence of Paget s cells. These large irregular cells are themselves not cancerous, but they are… … Medical dictionary
Paget's disease — Pag·et s disease .paj əts n 1) a rare form of breast cancer initially manifested as a scaly red rash on the nipple and areola 2) a chronic disease of bones characterized by their great enlargement and rarefaction with bowing of the long bones and … Medical dictionary
Paget's disease — 1) a chronic disease of bones, occurring in the elderly and most frequently affecting the skull, backbone, pelvis, and long bones. Affected bones become thickened and their structure disorganized: X rays reveal patchy sclerosis. There are often… … The new mediacal dictionary
Paget disease — 1. intraductal carcinoma of the breast extending to involve the nipple and areola, characterized clinically by eczema like inflammatory skin changes, and histologically by infiltration of the epidermis by malignant cells (Paget cells). 2. a… … Medical dictionary
Paget, Sir James, 1st Baronet — ▪ British surgeon and physiologist born Jan. 11, 1814, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Eng. died Dec. 30, 1899, London British surgeon and surgical pathologist. Working at St. Bartholomew s Hospital, London (1834–71), Paget discovered (1834) in… … Universalium
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Paget, Sir James — born Jan. 11, 1814, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Eng. died Dec. 30, 1899, London British surgeon and physiologist. In 1834 he discovered the parasite that causes trichinosis. He gave excellent descriptions of breast cancer, Paget disease of breast… … Universalium
