Paget's Disease Arising Near a Male Areola without an Underlying Carcinoma

We report a 56‐year‐old man with Paget's disease occurring near the left areola without any underlying breast carcinoma. Histologically, there was no evidence suggesting continuity with a lactiferous duct, accessory breast, or microscopic gynecomastia. We review previous case reports of Paget&#...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of dermatology 1999-04, Vol.26 (4), p.248-252
Hauptverfasser: Takeuchi, Tsunemichi, Komatsuzaki, Makoto, Minesaki, Yoshinori, Yokoi, Kiyoshi, Kamide, Ryoichi, Niimura, Michihito, Yamada, Tsunemasa
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Zusammenfassung:We report a 56‐year‐old man with Paget's disease occurring near the left areola without any underlying breast carcinoma. Histologically, there was no evidence suggesting continuity with a lactiferous duct, accessory breast, or microscopic gynecomastia. We review previous case reports of Paget's disease occurring in unusual sites and discuss their nomenclature from the histogenetic point of view.
ISSN:0385-2407
1346-8138
DOI:10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03466.x