Mammary Paget's Disease/Definition

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Mammary Paget's Disease [r]: An 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 dermis by malignant cells (Paget's cells).

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Mammary Paget's Disease (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.