Paget Breast Cancer. A tingling or burning sensation. Possible signs and symptoms of paget s disease of the breast include.
It s involved in 1 to 4 of all breast cancers. The condition is an uncommon disease accounting for 1 to 4 3 of all breast cancers and was first described by sir james paget in 1874. About 1 4 percent of breast cancers also involve paget disease of the breast 24 25.
Flaky or scaly skin on your nipple.
The cancer usually affects the ducts of the nipple first small milk carrying tubes then spreads to the nipple surface and the areola the dark circle of skin around the nipple. About half of the people diagnosed with paget s disease have a lump behind the nipple. Paget disease usually affects only one breast. In 80 90 of cases it s usually found along with either ductal carcinoma in situ dcis or infiltrating ductal carcinoma invasive breast cancer.
