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On disease of the mammary areola preceding cancer of the mammary gland.
Publication Details
St. Barth. Hosp. Rep., 10, 87-89.. London, 1874 CE.
First description of “Paget’s disease of the nipple” –eczema of the nipple with cancer. The paper is reprinted in Med. Classics, 1936, 1, 75-78. Paget was Sergeant Surgeon to Queen Victoria, and a great surgical pathologist. He was associated with St. Bartholomew’s Hospital during most of his life.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #5772 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/6805 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | on-disease-of-the-mammary-areola-preceding-cancer-of-the-mammary-gland |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London