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Paget's disease of the breast physical examination
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Common physical examination findings of Paget’s disease of the breast include eczematous appearance of the nipple associated with yellowish or bloody discharge.
Physical Examination
Physical Examination
Physical examination of patients should be perform both in sitting position and supine position to examine breast abnormalities.[1][2]
Breast
- Nipple and areolar chnages:
- Bilateral breast examination to check for palpable mass or lump:
- Lump may be attached to the skin or chest wall and cannot be moved.
- The lump may feel hard, irregular in shape and very different from the rest of the breast tissue
- The lump may be tender, but it is usually not painful.
- Change in size of affected breast
- Skin changes:
- Dimpling of the skin
- Thickening and dimpling of the skin (Peau d’orange).
Lymph Nodes
- Lymphadenopathy maybe present in axillary cervicall and supraclavicular lymph nodes and determination of size, mobility, and number are essential.
Breast
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Paget’s disease. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
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Paget’s disease. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
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Paget’s disease. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
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Paget’s disease. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
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Paget’s disease. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
References
References
- ↑ El Khoury M, Lalonde L, David J, Issa-Chergui B, Peloquin L, Trop I (June 2011). “Paget’s disease of the axilla arising from an underlying accessory mammary tissue”. Clin Radiol. 66 (6): 575–7. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2010.12.010. PMID 21345424.
- ↑ Tan AR (June 2016). “Cutaneous manifestations of breast cancer”. Semin. Oncol. 43 (3): 331–4. doi:10.1053/j.seminoncol.2016.02.030. PMID 27178684.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 “Dermatology Atlas”.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2];Suveenkrishna Pothuru, M.B,B.S. [3]

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