Practical consensus recommendatons for Paget's disease in breast cancer

Abstract

Paget's disease of the breast is a rare type of cancer of the nipple–areola complex and that is often associated with an underlying in situ or invasive carcinoma. Diagnosis and treatment of Paget's disease is controversial. Expert oncologists discuss on the update on the approaches of Paget's disease diagnosis and its treatment options. This expert group used data from published literature, practical experience and opinion of a large group of academic oncologists to arrive at this practical consensus recommendations for the benefit of community oncologists.

Keywords

• Biomarkers
• magnetic resonance mammography
• radiation therapy
• SLNB
• wedge biopsy
• wide local excision