The following symptoms and complaints may indicate Paget’s carcinoma:
Leading symptoms
- Slowly progressive change in the nipple (breast) – brownish-red, scaly, weeping, crusted.
Paget’s carcinoma usually occurs on one side.
Caution. Risk of confusion with nipple eczema, which usually occurs on both sides.
Other symptoms
- Reddened skin
- Thickened skin
- Edema (water retention)
- Retraction of the nipple (nipple)
- Not or little painful
