Paget cells


Pa·get cells

(paj'ĕt), relatively large, neoplastic epithelial cells (carcinoma cells) with hyperchromatic nuclei and abundant palely staining cytoplasm; in Paget disease of the breast, such cells occur in neoplastic epithelium in the ducts and in the epidermis of the nipple, areola, and adjacent skin.

Paget,

Sir James, English surgeon, 1814-1899. extramammary Paget disease - Synonym(s): Paget diseasePaget abscess syndrome - an abscess recurrence at the same site after apparent cure.Paget associated osteogenic sarcomaPaget cells - relatively large neoplastic epithelial cells.Paget disease - an intraepidermal form of mucinous adenocarcinoma, most commonly in the anogenital region. Synonym(s): extramammary Paget diseasePaget disease of bone - osteitis deformans. Synonym(s): Paget II syndromePaget disease of the nipple - ductal carcinoma.Paget disease of the penis - carcinoma that develops after balanitis.Paget juvenile syndrome - Synonym(s): familial osteoectasiaPaget quiet necrosis - necrosis in the superficial layers of the shaft of a long bone.Paget I syndrome - relationship to or possible extension of mammary duct carcinoma.Paget II syndrome - Synonym(s): Paget disease of bonePaget test - to determine whether a mass is a solid tumor or a cyst.Paget-von Schrötter syndrome - stress thrombosis or spontaneous thrombosis of the subclavian or axillary vein. Synonym(s): effort-induced thrombosis