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Paget’s disease (PD) is a rare breast impairment whose first cancer association was described by James Paget in 1874. PD is histologically characterized by large malignant cells presenting hyper-chromatic nucleus and pale cytoplasm inside of the epidermis that convers the nipple, exhibiting, in most cases, overexpression of HER2 in immunohistochemical tests (IHC).
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BBSG – Brazilian Breast Study Group. (2019). Paget’s Disease. In: Novita, G., Frasson, A., Millen, E., Zerwes, F., Cavalcante, F. (eds) Breast Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13636-9_47
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