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Re: Need help with possible padgets
Based on your history a biopsy is prudent. I had the flaking, and eventually the nipple turned a smooth red color as the cancer grew. I also could express a yellowish to light orange discharge from the nipple with manipulation. The other breast expressed more of a milky white.
I also had underlying lesions, multifocal - but had not had a mammogram for many years (bad idea). In my own experience, the pagetoid spread did not show on a mammogram. A MRI showed an additional 2 lesions in addition to a large IDC lesion.
I hope it isn't cancer - if it is, it sounds like you and your oncologist are right on top of it.
You can do a Google search for Paget's of the breast and select images. If you just search Paget's - the bone disease the same doctor discovered will pop up. Interesting photos - some obviously very advanced cases.
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Diagnosed 2007
Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes
Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation
Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri"
Additional treatments:
GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr
Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients
ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla
Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision
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