ICD-11 code : 2E65.5;
Preferred Label : Paget disease of nipple;
ICD-11 definition : Paget disease of the nipple describes a rare presentation of breast cancer, seen most
frequently in women aged 50-60, manifesting with nipple drainage and itching, erythema,
crusty, excoriated nipple, thickened plaques and hyperpigmentation (less frequently).
It is due to tumor cells invading the nipple-areola complex and represents 1%-3% of
all new breast cancer diagnoses.;
Origin ID : 1295910447;
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Paget disease of the nipple describes a rare presentation of breast cancer, seen most
frequently in women aged 50-60, manifesting with nipple drainage and itching, erythema,
crusty, excoriated nipple, thickened plaques and hyperpigmentation (less frequently).
It is due to tumor cells invading the nipple-areola complex and represents 1%-3% of
all new breast cancer diagnoses.
