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Pagets Disease of The Nipple
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Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
16Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Surgery
5Medical therapy
8- ChemotherapyWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Laser AblationWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- LumpectomyWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Lymph Node ResectionWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- MastectomyWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Radiation TreatmentWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- ResectionWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Surgical AblationWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
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Biological markers/agents
3This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
3- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 30–125 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 40–110 units/LLinked diagnostic testsAlkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Concentration
- Hb A (Maternal Blood in Fetal Stools, Brownish Yellow Solution)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 0–1 PositiveLinked diagnostic testsApt Test (Downey Test, Fetal Hemoglobin Stool Test
- Urine ChlorideReference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 2–10 mmol/day; Child (0 - 16y): 15–14 mmol/dayLinked diagnostic testsUrine Chloride Concentration
Often decreased
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Pagets Disease of The Nipple
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Kollmorgen DR, Varanasi JS, Edge SB, Carson WE (August 1998). "Paget's disease of the breast: a 33-year experience". J. Am. Coll. Surg. 187 (2): 171–7.
2. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec10/ch128/ch128g.html#sec10-ch128-ch128f-1228aa