title: [A scirrhous carcinoma of the nipple suspected of being Paget's disease].
abstract: Discussed is a 38-year-old woman, whose chief complaints were an eczema-like lesion and itching of the nipple in the left breast. Thus, Paget's disease was suspected, and touch cytology and a cytological biopsy of an aspirated specimen were done. The results indicated a class II and class V status, respectively. A radical mastectomy, therefore, was performed immediately. Macroscopic findings of the resected tissue showed no tumor in the nipple or in the mammary gland. A histological examination led to the determination of a scirrhous carcinoma of the nipple. Seventeen months after the operation, the patient has had no recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Nagano Higashiguchi Hospital.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasuga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oohashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugenoya
mesh_terms: D002293:Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D009558:Nipples / Q000473:pathology; D010144:Paget's Disease, Mammary / Q000175:diagnosis*