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versión On-line ISSN 2221-2434
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TORRES AJA, Lidia; PUERTO LORENZO, José Alberto y CABALLERO AJA, Neylín. Bilateral Paget's disease of the breast. Unusual case presentation. Rev. Finlay [online]. 2021, vol.11, n.4, pp. 456-461. Epub 30-Dic-2021. ISSN 2221-2434.
Paget's disease of the breast is among the so-called special forms of breast cancer. Its incidence is only 1 to 1.5 % of all breast cancers that are diagnosed. It mainly appears in women in the fifth or sixth decade of life. It is considered extremely rare in its bilateral form. The case of a 32-years-old female patient of urban origin who attended the provincial mastology clinic for presenting scaly lesions in the nipple areola complex of both breasts, more accentuated on the right side. She underwent a fine needle aspiration biopsy and was diagnosed with bilateral Paget's disease of the breast. Paget's disease of the breast is a disease of rare appearance throughout the world and in the case that it occurs, two uncommon characteristics appear, the fact that it is a young patient and the bilateral location of the disease, which makes it more valuable its publication for the knowledge of medical personnel dedicated to the care of these conditions.
Palabras clave : breast; paget’s disease mammary; case reports.