Paget's disease of the breast surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Suveenkrishna Pothuru, M.B,B.S. [2]
Overview
Mastectomy is the mainstay of treatment for Paget's disease of the breast. Patients who do not have a palpable lump are treated with removal of the nipple and areola, followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, whereas patients with associated ductal carcinoma in situ or invasive breast cancer are treated with complete resection of the underlying disease with excision of the nipple-areola complex and radiation therapy of the remaining breast tissue. When lymph nodes are involved, more extensive axillary lymph node surgery may be needed.
Surgery
The indication of surgery depends on the stage of the cancer and the patient's general health:[1]
- Mastectomy has been regarded for a long time as a standard therapy for Paget's disease of the breast.
- However, that breast-conserving surgery that includes removal of the nipple and areola, followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, is a safe option for people with Paget's disease of the breast who do not have a palpable lump in their breast and whose mammograms do not reveal a tumor.
- Paget’s disease associated with ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive breast cancer treatment should include complete resection of the underlying disease with excision of the nipple-areola complex and radiation therapy of the remaining breast tissue.
- People with Paget's disease of the breast who have a breast tumor and are having a mastectomy should be offered sentinel lymph node biopsy to see whether the cancer has spread to the axillary lymph nodes.
- If cancer cells are found in the sentinel lymph node(s), more extensive axillary lymph node surgery may be needed.
References
- ↑ Gaspari, Eleonora; Ricci, Aurora; Liberto, Valeria; Scarano, Angela Lia; Fornari, Maria; Simonetti, Giovanni (2013). "An Unusual Case of Mammary Paget's Disease Diagnosed Using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI". Case Reports in Radiology. 2013: 1–5. doi:10.1155/2013/206235. ISSN 2090-6862.