Paget disease of a nipple graft following completion of a breast reconstruction with a nipple-sharing technique.

Abstract

Surgical treatment of breast cancer can have a profound impact on patients both physically and psychologically. Postmastectomy breast reconstruction can significantly decrease the psychologic distress that a breast cancer patient experiences. Whereas breast mound reconstruction was initially thought to be sufficient, surgeons and patients have recognized the importance of nipple-areolar reconstruction. The following is a case report of a patient who developed Paget disease of a left nipple graft after left mastectomy and reconstruction with a TRAM flap and nipple sharing from the right breast. This case report provides a unique 14-year retrospective review of a clinical course and to our knowledge is the first reported case in the English literature of Paget disease developing in a nipple reconstructed from the contralateral nipple using the nipple-sharing technique.