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Tag Paget’s disease of the nipple
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James Paget

Sir James Paget (1814 - 1899) was a renowned English surgeon. In a career spanning eight decades, with research and practice in surgery, as well as serving the royal family during Queen Victoria’s reign
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Paget’s disease of the nipple

Description Paget’s disease of the nipple; disorder of the nipple-areola complex (NAC). Characterised chiefly by eczema like changes, it is a condition associated with underlying cancer of the breast. Clinical signs include: Hardening of the NAC Crusting A lumpy or…

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Alfred Velpeau

Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau (1795 – 1867) French Surgeon and anatomist writing over 340 titles on surgery, embryology, anatomy and obstetrics