Extramammary Paget disease

Dermatol Online J. 2011 Oct 15;17(10):4.

Abstract

We report the case of a 60-year-old man with penile-scrotal extramammary Paget disease (EMPD). The patient initially underwent Mohs micrographic surgery, but the margins remained positive after several sections; multiple scouting punch biopsies used to define the extent of the tumor were also positive. Because of concerns about functional impairment and cosmesis associated with wide local excision, the patient instead chose treatment with topical 5 percent imiquimod cream as a cytoreductive and margin-defining treatment. Owing to the association between EMPD and underlying malignant conditions, a thorough metastatic evaluation is necessary, particularly to rule out genitourinary cancer in the setting of penile-scrotal EMPD. Management of EMPD is complicated by the multifocal, non-contiguous nature of the disease and the presence of clinically occult extensions. As a result, recurrence rates after surgery are high. Several non-surgical modalities have been used to treat EMPD, which include radiotherapy, topical imiquimod, topical 5-fluorouracil, topical bleomycin, photodynamic therapy, CO2 laser ablation, and topical retinoids. Systemic chemotherapy also has been used to treat advanced EMPD. However, because EMPD is so uncommon, clinical trials comparing the various methods of treatment are lacking. Regardless of the mode of treatment, long-term follow up is essential, given the high rate of recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aminoquinolines / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Asian People
  • Biopsy
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Eczema / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Imiquimod
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mohs Surgery
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Paget Disease, Extramammary / diagnosis*
  • Paget Disease, Extramammary / drug therapy
  • Paget Disease, Extramammary / ethnology
  • Paget Disease, Extramammary / pathology
  • Paget Disease, Extramammary / surgery
  • Penile Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Penile Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Penile Neoplasms / pathology
  • Penile Neoplasms / surgery
  • Scrotum / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

  • Aminoquinolines
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Imiquimod