What is the nipple? The nipple (mammilla) rises in the center of the circular, dark-toned areola that forms the center of the breast. The 12 to 15 milk ducts, which widen under the nipple and areola to form milk sacs and then rise vertically in the nipple, open outward in the coves of the nipple … Nipple (Female): Anatomy and Function
Female genital mutilation is a cruel ritual, which is traditionally still practiced today, especially in Africa, but also in the Middle East and Asia. Worldwide, 100-150 million girls and women are affected, with about 2 million more each year, or more than 5,000 per day. As more women from such cultures migrate to the Western … Circumcision
A malignant degeneration of the female breast tissue (lat. “mamma”) is called breast carcinoma. Especially in western countries breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and statistically speaking one in nine women will develop the cancer during her lifetime. The peak of the disease is around 45 years and the risk increases again … What is Paget’s disease?
Epidemiology It settles in or around the nipple. 0.5 to 5% of all tissue changes in the breast are Paget’s cancer. Usually the affected patients are between 40 and 50 years old, but rarely the cancer form Paget’s disease can also manifest itself in patients aged 20 years. The average age for the first manifestation … Epidemiology | What is Paget’s disease?
Trigger To date, the exact development of the cancer form “Paget’s disease” has not been determined, but two theories have been developed.One theory, currently considered the most likely, is that the cancer cells (called Paget cells) form a tumor in the breast, which then emerges through the surface and leads to visible skin changes on … Trigger | What is Paget’s disease?
Therapy Prognosis and therapy of Paget’s disease depend entirely on the stage and type of breast cancer. In the case of Paget’s disease, treating only the skin alteration is by no means sufficient and is not effective, since the cancer continues to grow in the breast tissue underneath. Prognosis/opportunity for healing Paget’s disease of the … Therapy | What is Paget’s disease?
