Paget’s Disease Of The Breast: A Technique For Surgical Treatment
Objective of the study: is to conduct an analysis of the data, available in current literature concerning different approaches to surgical treatment of a rare morphological form of breast cancer - Paget’s disease of the breast, as well as to define the most optimal extent of surgical interventions to the breast and to the zones of regional lymphatic drainage in this disease. Materials and Methods. The review presents the research carried out in this field by Russian and foreign authors, found in PubMed published over the past 20 years. Results. The most optimal surgical approaches to combined treatment of Paget ’s disease of the breast of different stages are outlined. The possibilities of the use of organ - preserving surgery for early stages of this disease are indicated, and key prognostic factors, significantly affecting the course of the disease in different treatment strategies are revealed. Conclusion. It is necessary to continue further research on wider implementation of a biopsy procedure of signal lymph nodes for early stages of Paget’s breast cancer and on advancement and development of techniques of adjuvant radiation therapy for these categories of patients.