MAMMARY PAGET DISEASE

Course overview

PAGET'S DISEASE OF THE BREAST IS AN UNCOMMON MANIFESTATION OF UNDERLYING BREAST CANCER IN POSTMENOPAUSAL FEMALE PATIENTS. UNDERLYING BREAST LESION IS USUALLY A DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU (DCIS) BUT CAN BE INVASIVE CANCER. THE CONDITION CAN EASILY BE OVERLOOKED OR MISDIAGNOSED AS THE PRESENTATION IS VERY SIMILAR TO MANY COMMON SKIN RASHES THAT A WOMAN EXPERIENCES IN HER LIFE. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MAMMARY PAGET DISEASE.