What is "Paget's disease of the breast"?

What is "Paget's disease of the breast"?

With breast cancer basics, Paget's disease of the breast is where the skin of the nipple becomes dry; it becomes scaly, or basically becomes eczematous. It is indicative of a cancer deeper down in the breast. For that reason, it's important that if you notice that you're getting changes to your nipple, the skin is becoming dry; the skin is becoming scaly, that you go to see your physician so that they can do a breast exam and get a mammogram and further evaluation to see if you have Paget's disease of the breast. This will make sure that you do not have an underlying breast cancer. If an underlying breast cancer is found, the treatment for Paget's disease is the same as the treatment for the breast cancer. Hence, this means surgery, with or without radiation, with or without chemotherapy, and with or without hormonal therapy. Whatever would be indicated for that breast cancer is the treatment that you would need.