Paget's disease
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Sir James Paget
, a surgeon and pathologist, described several diseases, including:
James Paget
Sir James Paget, 1st Baronet was a British surgeon and pathologist who is best remembered for Paget's disease and who is considered, together with Rudolf Virchow, as one of the founders of scientific medical pathology. His famous works included Lectures on Tumours and Lectures on Surgical Pathology...
, a surgeon and pathologist, described several diseases, including:
- Paget's disease of bonePaget's disease of bonePaget's disease is a chronic disorder that can result in enlarged and misshapen bones. The excessive breakdown and formation of bone tissue causes affected bone to weaken, resulting in pain, misshapen bones, fractures, and arthritis in the joints near the affected bones...
(most common use of Paget's disease) - Paget's disease of the breastPaget's disease of the breastPaget's disease of the breast is a malignant condition that outwardly may have the appearance of eczema, with skin changes involving the nipple of the breast....
- Paget-Schroetter diseasePaget-Schroetter diseasePaget-Schroetter disease, also known as Paget-von Schrötter disease or upper extremity deep vein thrombosis is a medical condition in which blood clots form in the deep veins of the arms. These deep vein thromboses typically occur in the axillary vein or subclavian vein.-Signs and symptoms:The...
- Extramammary Paget's diseaseExtramammary Paget's diseaseExtramammary Paget’s disease , also Extramammary Paget disease, is a rare, slow-growing, usually non-invasive intraepithelial adenocarcinoma outside of the mammary gland and includes Paget's disease of the vulva and the extremely rare Paget's disease of the penis...
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