Case Reports in Oncology (Nov 2020)

Concurrent Bowen’s Disease of the Nipple and Breast Cancer

  • Kei Yamaguchi,
  • Ryoichi Matsunuma,
  • Toko Kumeta,
  • Sae Imada,
  • Ryosuke Hayami,
  • Kazumori Arai,
  • Makoto Suzuki,
  • Michiko Tsuneizumi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000511565
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 3
pp. 1410 – 1414

Abstract

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Bowen’s disease is a squamous cell carcinoma in situ that commonly develops on the trunk, arms, or legs and has not spread beyond the top layer of skin. It seldom develops on the nipple. We report a patient who presented with Bowen’s disease of the nipple and had a concurrent breast cancer identified in the ipsilateral breast after careful examination. Histopathological examination of the surgical specimen after mastectomy confirmed the diagnoses.

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