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extramammary Paget's disease |
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extramammary Paget's disease [-mam′ərē] Etymology: L, extra, outside, mamma, breast; James Paget, English surgeon, 1814-1899; L, dis + Fr, aise, ease a gradually spreading red, scaly, and crusted lesion resembling that of Paget's disease but not occurring on the breast. A common area is the vulva. The lesions give rise to carcinoma in approximately 50% of the cases. extramammary Paget's disease A lesion similar to Paget's disease of breast, less often linked to underlying malignancy; the condition arises from skin adnexae, visceral malignancy or rarely, de novo, in scrotum, perineum,
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Extramammary Paget disease and mammary Paget disease are the conditions whose pathologic features most closely mimic those of clear cell SCC in situ. Abstract: Extramammary Paget disease is an uncommon cutaneous neoplasm that presents as erythematous plaques most frequently located in the anogenital region. Surgery also improves PA secondary to anorectal disorders such as fissures, extramammary Paget disease, fistulas, and abscesses. |
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