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Di Stefani A, Fionda B, Cappilli S, Tagliaferri L, Peris K. Extramammary Paget disease imaged by LC-OCT and treated with radiotherapy. Int J Dermatol 2023; 62:e503-e505. [PMID: 36966472 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.16664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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- Alessandro Di Stefani
- UOC di Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- UOC di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- UOC di Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- UOC di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- UOC di Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A, Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Hiratsuka J, Kamitani N, Tanaka R, Yoden E, Tokiya R, Suzuki M, Barth RF, Ono K. Boron neutron capture therapy for vulvar melanoma and genital extramammary Paget's disease with curative responses. Cancer Commun (Lond) 2018; 38:38. [PMID: 29914570 PMCID: PMC6006671 DOI: 10.1186/s40880-018-0297-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although the most commonly recommended treatment for melanoma and extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) of the genital region is wide surgical excision of the lesion, the procedure is highly invasive and can lead to functional and sexual problems. Alternative treatments have been used for local control when wide local excision was not feasible. Here, we describe four patients with genital malignancies who were treated with boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). METHODS The four patients included one patient with vulvar melanoma (VM) and three with genital EMPD. They underwent BNCT at the Kyoto University Research Reactor between 2005 and 2014 using para-boronophenylalanine as the boron delivery agent. They were irradiated with an epithermal neutron beam between the curative tumor dose and the tolerable skin/mucosal doses. RESULTS All patients showed similar tumor and normal tissue responses following BNCT and achieved complete responses within 6 months. The most severe normal tissue response was moderate skin erosion during the first 2 months, which diminished gradually thereafter. Dysuria or contact pain persisted for 2 months and resolved completely by 4 months. CONCLUSIONS Treating VM and EMPD with BNCT resulted in complete local tumor control. Based on our clinical experience, we conclude that BNCT is a promising treatment for primary VM and EMPD of the genital region. Trial registration numbers UMIN000005124.
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- Junichi Hiratsuka
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192 Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192 Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192 Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192 Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192 Japan
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- Particle Radiation Oncology, Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute, Osaka, 590-0494 Japan
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- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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- Particle Radiation Oncology, Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute, Osaka, 590-0494 Japan
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Tagliaferri L, Casà C, Macchia G, Pesce A, Garganese G, Gui B, Perotti G, Gentileschi S, Inzani F, Autorino R, Cammelli S, Morganti AG, Valentini V, Gambacorta MA. The Role of Radiotherapy in Extramammary Paget Disease: A Systematic Review. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2018. [PMID: 29538255 DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000001237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE Extramammary Paget disease (EMPD) is a rare neoplasm of the skin generally affecting the anogenital area. Because of the low-frequency of the disease, no specific guidelines about the treatment strategy are available. Surgery is the recommended therapy for resectable and localized disease, but several other local treatments have been reported such as radiotherapy (RT). Most articles report small retrospective studies, referring to patients treated decades ago with large heterogeneity in terms of RT dose and technique. The aim of this study was to systematically review the main experiences in RT for the treatment of EMPD in the past 30 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS A systematic search of the bibliographic databases PubMed and Scopus from January 1986 to January 2017 was performed including studies published in English, Italian, Spanish, French, and German language. RESULTS According to the search strategy, 19 full-text articles, published from 1991 to 2015, fulfilled inclusion criteria and were included in the final review. All articles were retrospective analyses with no randomized controlled trials. These studies evaluated 195 EMPD patients treated with RT, delivered in several settings. A large variability in terms of RT doses, fractionation, clinical setting, and techniques was found.Radiotherapy was administered as definitive treatment for primary or recurrent disease after surgery in 18 studies with doses ranging from 30 to 80.2 Gy delivered in 3 to 43 fractions. Radiotherapy was administered as postoperative adjuvant treatment in 9 articles with doses ranging between 32 and 64.8 Gy in 20 to 30 fractions. Two studies reported the RT use in preoperative neoadjuvant setting with doses ranging between 40 and 43.30 Gy, and 2 experiences reported the RT treatment for in situ EMPD, using 39.6 to 40 Gy. Adverse events were reported in almost all but 2 articles and were grade 2 or lower.The 18 studies evaluating RT as definitive treatment for primary or recurrent disease after surgery reported a complete response rate ranging from 50% to 100%, with a variable rate of local relapse or persistent disease ranging from 0% to 80% of cases. The 9 studies evaluating RT as postoperative adjuvant treatment reported a local relapse or persistent disease rate of 0% to 62.5%. A dose-response relationship was reported suggesting doses greater than or equal to 60 Gy for gross tumor volume treatment. Local control, disease-free survival, and overall survival at 12, 20, and 60 months have been retrieved for available data, respectively.In patients with EMPD and concurrent underlying internal malignancy, the prognosis was often worsened by the latter. In this setting, literature analysis showed a potential RT palliative role for symptoms control or local control maintenance.Derma tumor invasion greater than 1 mm and lymph node metastases were reported to be important prognostic factors for distant metastases or death. CONCLUSIONS To date, literature highlights the role of RT in the management of EMPD, but with low level of evidences.
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Tackenberg S, Gehrig A, Dummer R, Navarini AA. External beam radiotherapy of extramammary Paget disease. Cutis 2015; 95:109-112. [PMID: 25750964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Extramammary Paget disease (EMPD) is an insidious intraepithelial neoplasm that is difficult to control with surgery, as large resections typically are required. An effective alternative is external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), which typically results in rapid resolution of EMPD. In this study, we analyzed long-term outcomes in 7 patients who were treated with EBRT for EMPD.
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- Department of Derma Gloriastrasse 31, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Extramammary Paget disease (EMPD) is a rare cutaneous, intraepithelial adenocarcinoma. Because of its rarity, little is known about the value of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in evaluating this disease. Our case report aims to increase current knowledge of FDG PET/CT in EMPD as a noninvasive imaging tool for assessing the extension of the disease and detecting distant metastases.We reported a 64-year-old Chinese man who presented with a slowly progressive, ill-margined erythematous lesion with a crusted, eroded, and scaly surface involving multiple sites of penis, scrotum, left pelvic wall, hip, groin, and thigh for >4 years, which became extensive in the past 1 year. He was referred for an FDG PET/CT examination to further evaluate the lesions. A following skin biopsy was performed to obtain a definitive histological diagnosis.FDG PET/CT imaging revealed mild FDG uptake at the extensive cutaneous lesion with subcutaneous invasion, involvement of lymph nodes, and multiple intense FDG-avid of skeletal metastases. According to the appearance of FDG PET/CT, a provisional diagnosis of advanced cutaneous malignancy was made. Histopathology findings indicated characteristic of EMPD. The patient was treated with radiation therapy and died from complications 2 months after the last dose of radiotherapy.Our case highlighted that a whole-body FDG PET/CT should be incorporated into the diagnostic algorithm of EMPD to give a comprehensive assessment of this disease.
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- Zu-Gui Li
- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine (Z-GL); and Department of Pathology (X-JQ), Pingjin Hospital, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin, China
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Kikuchi K, Inokuma D, Moriuchi R, Koguchi-Yoshioka H, Yasui C, Shimizu S. Exacerbation of pemphigus foliaceus after electron-beam radiation. Acta Derm Venereol 2014; 94:729-30. [PMID: 24626406 DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Kazuhiro Kikuchi
- Department of Dermatology, Sapporo City General Hospital North 11, West 13, Chou-ku, Sapporo 060-8604, Japan.
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Garibaldi E, Cattari G, Delmastro E, Siatis D, Racca M, Maggio A, Gabriele D, Frangipane E, Gabriele P. Technical and clinical description of a case of extensive anogenital Paget's disease associated with anal cancer treated by tomotherapy. Tumori 2014. [PMID: 24852874 DOI: 10.1700/1491.16431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this paper we describe a case of extramammary Paget's disease associated with anal cancer, which was successfully treated by intensity-modulated radiotherapy using tomotherapy with a simultaneous integrated boost and daily image guidance. The main pitfall in this report is the relatively short follow-up (1 year), which means that the evaluated data is promising but not conclusive. Considering the rarity and wide extension of our patient's Paget's disease in the anogenital region, and the lack of literature reports about curative radiotherapy in this particular setting, this case report may be considered the first related to extensive extramammary Paget's disease treated by tomotherapy.
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Carrozzo AM, Cipriani C, Donati P, Muscardin L, Sedda AF. Dermo Beta Brachytherapy with 188Re in extramammary Paget's disease. GIORN ITAL DERMAT V 2014; 149:115-121. [PMID: 24566572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIM Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a rare neoplastic pathology involving the vulva, scrotum, and perianal areas, and it is characterized by a slow and insidious course. EMPD may also be associated with internal malignancy, and its clinical presentation features long-standing pruritic lesions, eczema-like, refractory to any therapy. The pathogenesis is unclear, and univocal standardization of treatment is yet to be determined. As regard to the patients who suffer from it, women are more often affected than men. The therapeutic approach depends on the extent of involvement; wide surgical excision is the first choice among treatments, but other forms of therapy, alone or in combination, include imiquimod 5%, photodynamic therapy, Mohs surgery as well as external beam radiotherapy and Brachytherapy. In the present paper a new therapeutic alternative is proposed: Dermo-Beta-Brachytherapy (DBBT) with 188Re. METHODS Five patients with EMPD, one secondary and four primary cases, have been treated by Brachytherapy with DBBT. This therapy has been successfully used for non-melanocytic skin tumors and basically consists in the topical application of a specially designed, tailor-made mould containing a radioactive beta-emitting isotope, rhenium-188. RESULTS The patients healed completely, after one session in one case and after two sessions in four cases, with 34 months mean follow-up. CONCLUSION Brachyterapy could represent a new alternative therapy, instead than invasive treatments as surgery and conventional radiotherapy, capable to treat EMPD independently of its extension, with aesthetic and functional satisfactory results.
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- A M Carrozzo
- Department of Dermatology Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy -
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Hata M, Koike I, Wada H, Miyagi E, Odagiri K, Minagawa Y, Kasuya T, Kaizu H, Inoue T. Definitive radiation therapy for extramammary Paget's disease. Anticancer Res 2012; 32:3315-3320. [PMID: 22843908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is frequently inoperable because of old age and/or coexisting disease. We therefore reviewed the efficacy and toxicity of radiation therapy for EMPD. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fourteen patients with EMPD underwent definitive radiation therapy. Three patients had regional lymph node metastases before radiation therapy, but none had distant metastasis. Total doses of 52-80.2 Gy (median=60.6 Gy) were delivered to tumor sites in 26-43 fractions (median=33 fractions). RESULTS Four patients had developed recurrence at a median follow-up period of 47 months. The 5-year local control and disease-free rates were 71% and 63%, respectively. Two patients died of old age and renal failure at 6 and 51 months, respectively, after irradiation. The 5-year disease-free, cause-specific and overall survival rates were 46%, 100% and 79%, respectively. No therapy-related toxicities of grade 3 or greater were observed. CONCLUSION Radiation therapy is effective and safe, and appears to offer a curative treatment option for patients with EMPD.
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- Masaharu Hata
- Department of Radiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004 Japan.
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Werenne X, Hermesse J, Piret P, Coucke PA, Kridelka F. [Radiotherapy and urogenital Paget disease]. Rev Med Liege 2012; 67:61-63. [PMID: 22482233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Urogenital Paget disease is usually treated by surgery. However, in case of recurrence or if multilating surgery is foreseen, radiotherapy seems to open a reasonable alternative. We report a successful treatment with radiotherapy in a patient with urogenital Paget's disease.
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- X Werenne
- Service de Radiothérapie, CHU de Liège, Belgique.
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Hata M, Omura M, Koike I, Wada H, Miyagi E, Tayama Y, Odagiri K, Minagawa Y, Ogino I, Inoue T. Role of radiotherapy as curative treatment of extramammary Paget's disease. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010; 80:47-54. [PMID: 20951507 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.01.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2009] [Revised: 01/13/2010] [Accepted: 01/13/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a relatively rare malignancy that usually arises in the genital areas. Wide surgical excision remains the standard and most reliable curative treatment of EMPD. However, surgery is sometimes not possible, because many patients are elderly, and complete excision can be difficult owing to the tumor location. We, therefore, performed a review to determine the role of radiotherapy (RT) for EMPD. METHODS AND MATERIALS A total of 22 patients with EMPD in their external genitalia (4 men and 18 women, age 52-94 years at RT) underwent RT with curative intent. Nine patients had regional lymph node metastases. A total dose of 45-70.2 Gy (median, 60) was delivered to the pelvis, including the tumors, in 25-39 fractions (median, 33). RESULTS In all but 3 patients, the irradiated tumors were controlled during a follow-up period of 8-133 months (median, 42). Of the 22 patients, 13 developed recurrences, including local progression within the radiation field in 3 and lymph node and/or distant metastases outside the radiation field in 10, at 3-43 months after treatment. The 2- and 5-year local progression-free rates were 91% and 84%, respectively. Of the 22 patients, 7 patients had died at 33-73 months after RT. The cause of death was tumor progression in 4, infectious pneumonia in 2, and renal failure in 1 patient. The overall and cause-specific survival rates were 100% for both at 2 years and 53% and 73% at 5 years, respectively. No therapy-related Grade 3 or greater toxicity was observed. CONCLUSIONS RT is safe and effective for patients with EMPD. It appears to contribute to prolonged survival as a result of good tumor control.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Disease-Free Survival
- Dose Fractionation, Radiation
- Female
- Genital Neoplasms, Female/pathology
- Genital Neoplasms, Female/radiotherapy
- Genital Neoplasms, Male/pathology
- Genital Neoplasms, Male/radiotherapy
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/mortality
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/radiotherapy
- Paget Disease, Extramammary/mortality
- Paget Disease, Extramammary/radiotherapy
- Retrospective Studies
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- Masaharu Hata
- Department of Radiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Kim TH, Chang IH, Kim TH, Lee SY, Myung SC. Extramammary Paget's disease of scrotum treated with radiotherapy. Urology 2009; 74:474.e1-3. [PMID: 19476986 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Revised: 02/16/2008] [Accepted: 04/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) of the scrotum is extremely rare. Most cases are found on the vulva or anus. It is generally accepted that EMPD is associated with an underlying carcinoma in situ. The lesion is located deep in between the dermal to epidermal layer. EMPD must be differentiated from benign papulosquamous disease, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. It can be managed by local excision and reconstruction with a skin graft or skin flap. Radiation and topical chemotherapy have also been used as alternative treatment strategies and are effective for local control.
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- Tae Heung Kim
- Department of Urology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Several reports have suggested the efficacy of radiotherapy for treating extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD); however, these reports comprised only clinical observations, without in-depth histopathological observations. We report our experience of genital EMPD treated by radiotherapy in two elderly women, and the marked efficacy of radiotherapy, confirmed both by clinical observation and by detailed histopathological investigations. Our cases agree with the notion that radiotherapy is useful as an alternative therapy for EMPD, and should be considered particularly in elderly patients who may not tolerate surgery well.
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- T Yanagi
- Department of Dermatology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan.
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Henning JS. Extramammary Paget's disease of the penis and scrotum. J Drugs Dermatol 2006; 5:652-4. [PMID: 16865871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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A 64-year-old Chinese man presented to the Bellevue Hospital Center Department of Dermatology with a 2-year history of an enlarging mass in his suprapubic region, which measured 7 cm x 9 cm and involved the penis and scrotum. A biopsy specimen showed extramammary Paget's disease. Twenty years earlier, while living in China in 1983, this patient had a suprapubic skin cancer which was excised, and he received radiation to the region. Extramammary Paget's disease is a rare cutaneous adenocarcinoma of epidermal origin, which is frequently associated with adnexal carcinoma and internal malignant conditions. Clinically, extramammary Paget's disease is characterized by a red, moist, eroded plaque in the anogenital region. Extramammary Paget's disease usually behaves as a slow-growing intraepithelial adenocarcinoma; however, it may become invasive and may metastasize through dermal lymphatics. The treatment of choice is wide excision.
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- J Scott Henning
- Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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We report a case of radiation-induced venous stenosis after pelvic irradiation to treat Paget's disease of the scrotum. During therapeutic anticoagulation, significant left lower extremity swelling developed due to an iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT). After percutaneous thrombectomy and thrombolysis, a high-grade stenosis was uncovered in the left external iliac vein, which was treated with an endoluminal stent. However, ipsilateral DVT recurred 2 months later despite continued anticoagulation therapy. Repeat treatment was successful. Pelvic radiation is a potential cause of iliac vein stenosis. Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy may have a useful role in management of complex iliofemoral DVT.
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- Wei Zhou
- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Six patients with extramammary Paget's disease were treated with curative intent radiotherapy. Two of the patients had associated underlying adenocarcinoma. Radiotherapy was given as primary treatment (two patients), definitive treatment for postexcisional relapse (three patients) and adjuvant treatment (one patient). Radiotherapy techniques included high dose rate mould brachytherapy, electron beam, superficial X-ray and photon treatments. Follow-up durations after radiotherapy were 1.2-14.8 years. Complete response was obtained in five patients while one patient had a partial response. Marginal failure occurred in one complete-responder who was successfully salvaged by surgery. The two patients with underlying adenocarcinoma died of distant metastasis. Radiotherapy side effects were acute confluent wet desquamation and mild late skin atrophy. Our results confirmed the useful role of radiotherapy in the management of extramammary Paget's disease.
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- N M Luk
- Social Hygiene Service, Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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BACKGROUND Radiotherapy as a first-choice treatment for in situ extramammary Paget disease has been successfully used. OBJECTIVES To review the most relevant aspects of radiotherapy as first-choice treatment in selected cases of in situ extramammary Paget disease of the vulva. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two Caucasian females aged 76 and 92 years with in situ extramammary Paget disease localized in the genital region were treated by means of ortovoltage X-rays: 100 kV, 8 mA, 1.7 mm Al filter, field size of 12-cm cone, and source skin distance of 30 cm. Both patients received 40 Gy, 200 cGy per fraction, five fractions per week. RESULTS Complete regression of in situ extramammary Paget disease was observed in both patients after radical radiation therapy and neither local recurrences nor internal malignancies were detected. CONCLUSIONS Radiotherapy is a curative treatment in selected cases of in situ extramammary Paget disease affecting the vulva.
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- G A Moreno-Arias
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villaroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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The role of radiotherapy in the management of perianal Paget's disease (PPD) is not well defined in clinical practice or within the medical literature. We present 6 cases, document the radiotherapy details and review our results. A comprehensive literature search has been undertaken attempting to identify all published cases of PPD and survey the number receiving radiotherapy. To further define the role for radiotherapy in PPD these cases have been reviewed. Published results are sporadic and often poorly documented with respect to technical radiotherapy details. Two main roles for radiotherapy in PPD were found. One is as primary treatment for in situ or invasive disease and the other is following surgical relapse of in-situ or invasive disease. Other possible uses of radiotherapy in PPD such as neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment or chemo-radiotherapy are discussed. Results of radiotherapy treatment for case of in situ and invasive disease are presented. We disagree with the view in some areas of the surgical literature that radiotherapy has no place in the management of the disease. Despite a thorough surveying of the literature however, precise recommendations on several areas of the technical radiotherapy treatment such as dose-fractionation schedules and field margins are difficult because of the small number of cases and poor general documentation. Our practice recommendations are presented. Radiotherapists should be encouraged to publish their experience in this disease to help define further a role for this treatment.
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- R S D Brown
- Meyerstein Institute of Oncology, Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
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Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is an uncommon premalignant skin condition that has been traditionally managed with surgery. A report of long-standing Paget's disease with transformation to invasive adenocarcinoma definitively managed with radiation therapy is presented. A review of cases of extramammary Paget's disease treated with radiation therapy is discussed. The use of radiation therapy should be considered in selected cases, as these studies demonstrate acceptable rates of local control when used as an adjunct to surgery, or as a definitive treatment modality.
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- Mario Guerrieri
- Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.
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BACKGROUND Radiotherapy as a first-choice treatment for extramammary Paget's (EMP) disease in situ has been seldom used. OBJECTIVE To review the most relevant aspects of radiotherapy as first-choice treatment in selected cases of anogenital EMP disease in situ. METHODS Two men with an age range of 71-79 years (mean age 75 +/- 5.6 years) with EMP disease in situ localized in the genital region were treated by means of X-rays of 100 kV, 440 cGy/day, 3 days a week over 3 weeks until a total dose of 3960 cGy was completed. RESULTS Complete regression of EMP disease in situ was observed in both patients after radical radiation therapy and neither local recurrences nor internal malignancies have been documented. CONCLUSION Radiotherapy is a curative treatment in selected cases of EMP disease in situ affecting large areas of the anogenital region.
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- G A Moreno-Arias
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villaroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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Yamamoto R, Sakuragi N, Shirato H, Shimizu M, Fujimoto S. Radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy for vulvar adenocarcinoma associated with extramammary Paget's disease. Gynecol Oncol 2001; 80:267-71. [PMID: 11161871 DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2000.6054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND There have been no reports of the efficacy of primary radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy for vulvar adenocarcinoma associated with extramammary Paget's disease. In this report we discuss the differential diagnosis and efficacy of treatment for this rare tumor. CASE The patient was diagnosed as having vulvar carcinoma stage IVb. A dose of 40 Gy in 20 fractions was administered to the vulva, including the tumor mass, and the inguinal-femoral lymph nodes with concurrent systemic chemotherapy. Outside the radiated field, bone scintigraphy showed an increase in abnormal uptake images. However, in the radiated field, the tumors disappeared macroscopically, and bone scintigraphy also showed a disappearance of the abnormal uptake images. CONCLUSION Within the radiated field, the efficacy was brought about by either radiotherapy only or by radiotherapy together with the sensitizing effects of chemotherapy. As for the chemotherapy itself, it was not effective in this case.
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- R Yamamoto
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Radiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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Perianal Paget's disease is rare. Unlike Paget's disease of the nipple, which is always associated with a subjacent breast adenocarcinoma, perianal Paget's disease is not always associated with a subjacent or visceral malignancy. The treatment recommendation in nearly all reported cases has been surgical excision. Radiation therapy is seldom used as a curative treatment. A case of perianal Paget's disease is described in whom radiation therapy was used with a curative intent after four unsuccessful surgical resections.
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- R Amin
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, UK
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- E Bélembaogo
- Service d'oncologie radiothérapie, hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, France
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Kitajima S, Yamamoto K, Tsuji T, Schwartz RA. Triple extramammary Paget's disease. Dermatol Surg 1997; 23:1035-8. [PMID: 9391560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Triple extramammary Paget's disease (TEPD) has been considered to be rare in the English literature, and its incidence and characteristics are unclear. There are many therapeutic options for treating extramammary Paget's disease (EPD). OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to investigate how many TEPD cases have been reported previously and to describe their characteristics. We also describe the effectiveness of radiotherapy for them. METHODS We report two TEPD cases, and summarize previously reported TEPD cases together with our cases. RESULTS Twenty-three TEPD cases have been reported previously. Of these, 19 cases have been in Japan. All but one patient with TEPD were male. Their axillary lesions often showed no eruptions or very slight erythema. Radiotherapy for our cases was effective although the effectiveness of radiotherapy is controversial. CONCLUSION In genital Paget's disease bilateral axillae should be examined histologically, even if they show no or slight eruptions. Radiotherapy may be useful for EPD, particularly axillary Paget's disease.
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- S Kitajima
- Department of Dermatology, Nagoya City University School of Medicine, Japan
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Peiffert D, Bey P, Pernot M, Hoffstetter S, Marchal C, Beckendorf V, Guillemin F. Conservative treatment by irradiation of epidermoid carcinomas of the anal margin. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1997; 39:57-66. [PMID: 9300740 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(97)00316-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Few series have described treatment results of anal margin tumors as defined in the UICC 87 classification. The purpose of this article is to describe experience with an uncommon condition in a single cancer center. METHODS AND MATERIALS From 1971 to 1995, 32 patients with carcinoma of the anal margin were irradiated with a curative intent, and 31 were followed-up for more than 6 months (mean = 4.5 years). There were 9 T1, 15 T2, 7 T3, and 1 T4 (vulvar), with 26 N0 and 6 N1. There was a minor invasion of the lower canal in 17 patients. The histological types were 24 squamous cell and 7 basocellular carcinomas, and 1 Paget's disease. The treatment was a combined External Beam Irradiation (EBI) and Brachytherapy (BT) in 16 patients, an exclusive BT in 12 patients, and an exclusive EBI in 4 patients. No prophylactic inguinal irradiation was delivered. RESULTS The 5-year actuarial results are as follows: overall survival = 67%, specific survival = 89%. The only prognostic factor was nodal involvement (p < 0.001). T-stage, T-size, age, sex, and treatment schedule were not significant. The overall local control was 77%, and 93.5% after salvage. Two N0 patients relapsed in inguinal areas (one was salvaged). Twenty-six percent presented a Grade 3 or 4 late complication, necessitating a temporary colostomy in only one patient. The sphincter conservation reached 84% for the whole series, 80% for patients followed-up 5 years or more, and 89% for cured patients. CONCLUSION Results are similar to other series, and seem better than for anal canal cancer. We recommend exclusive irradiation. There is no data recommending concomitant chemotherapy. Depending on the tumor size and localization, the tumor boost can be applied by EBI or BT. Surgery is reserved for small tumors far from the canal or for salvage. An inguinal prophylactic bilateral irradiation should be recommended for N0, with tumors over 4 cm.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anus Neoplasms/mortality
- Anus Neoplasms/pathology
- Anus Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Anus Neoplasms/surgery
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/mortality
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/radiotherapy
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/surgery
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/mortality
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/radiotherapy
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Female
- Humans
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Staging
- Paget Disease, Extramammary/mortality
- Paget Disease, Extramammary/pathology
- Paget Disease, Extramammary/radiotherapy
- Paget Disease, Extramammary/surgery
- Radiation Injuries/epidemiology
- Survival Analysis
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- D Peiffert
- Radiotherapy Department, Centre Alexis Vautrin, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a rare cutaneous malignancy, which usually occurs in the elderly. Wide local excision is the recommended treatment, although this may not always be feasible. We report our experience of EMPD treated by radiotherapy in five patients. The radiotherapy was well tolerated in each case, and there were no signs of recurrence during follow-up (6 months-8 years). This study shows that radiotherapy is a useful alternative therapy for EMPD, and should be considered particularly in elderly patients who may not tolerate surgery.
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- N P Burrows
- Department of Dermatology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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A patient with perineal extramammary Paget's disease is described. He was treated successfully with fractionated high dose rate brachytherapy.
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- W H Kwan
- Clinical Oncology Department, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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We have reviewed our treatment results in 65 patients with extramammary Paget's disease arising in the vulva, perianal area, or scrotum. In 30 patients with primary disease, positive surgical margins were found in 53%, and there was an actuarial local recurrence rate of 40% within 5 years. The median follow-up period for primary extramammary Paget's disease patients treated with surgery alone was 198 months, and none died of this disease. Three patients treated with definitive radiotherapy were without recurrence at 12, 21, and 60 months after 56 Gy of supervoltage x-rays. In 22 patients with extramammary Paget's disease and associated adnexal or rectal adenocarcinoma, nine treated with surgery alone had a 75% local control rate. Three patients treated with surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy all had local control; of two patients treated with radiotherapy alone, one had persistent adenocarcinoma. The median survival for all patients with extramammary Paget's disease and adenocarcinoma was 22 months. We conclude that patients with extramammary Paget's disease have excellent survival but that local recurrence and morbidity from surgery, especially in the elderly, can be high. Radiotherapy greater than 50 Gy as primary treatment for extramammary Paget's disease in those medically unfit for surgery, or as an alternative to further surgery for recurrence after surgery and for anyone wishing to avoid mutilating surgery, is indicated. For those with adenocarcinoma and extramammary Paget's disease, the use of adjuvant postoperative radiotherapy in doses greater than 55 Gy is indicated because of the high risk of local recurrence after surgery alone.
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- P Besa
- Department of Clinical Radiotherapy, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030
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Extramammary Paget's disease is a rare condition. Simple excision may result in local relapse, wide local excision may not be appropriate in elderly patients with extensive disease. The case records of six patients with extramammary Paget's disease treated by radiotherapy were reviewed retrospectively. Radical radiotherapy to the skin controlled the disease in four patients.
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- J D Brierley
- Regional Centre for Radiotherapy and Oncology, St Luke's Hospital, Guildford, Surrey
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Thirlby RC, Hammer CJ, Galagan KA, Travaglini JJ, Picozzi VJ. Perianal Paget's disease: successful treatment with combined chemoradiotherapy. Report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 1990; 33:150-2. [PMID: 2153511 DOI: 10.1007/bf02055547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A case of locally extensive perianal Paget's disease is presented. Initial wide local excision, guided by frozen sections, was inadequate. Multiple punch biopsies subsequently revealed extensive circumferential involvement of the anoderm by Paget's disease, making wide local excision difficult. Therefore, the patient was treated with combined chemoradiotherapy (5000 cGy, 5-fluorouracil, and mitomycin C). Fourteen months after treatment, the patient had a complete response.
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- R C Thirlby
- Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
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A 70-year-old Caucasian male developed a left groin tumor with epidermal infiltration of Paget's type. Five months later the ureter was found to be obstructed by a bladder adenocarcinoma cytologically identical to the skin lesion. Both tumors contained carcinoembryonic antibodies, using the immunoperoxidase method. Despite radiation therapy, the patient died a month later. There are no previous reports of association between urinary bladder adenocarcinoma and extramammary Paget's disease of the skin.
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A case is reported of extramammary Paget's disease of the scrotum, with metastases to the superficial femoral lymph nodes. Extramammary Paget's disease and its urological spectrum are reviewed, and the management is discussed. Treatment consisted of surgery and irradiation therapy. The patient appears to be free of disease, despite metastatic nodal involvement, 2 1/2 years after diagnosis.
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Wiskemann A. [X-ray irradiation of dermatoses in the genital area]. Hautarzt 1977; 28:219-23. [PMID: 194873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Report on empirical data of X-ray treatment of dermatoses in the genital area, concerning indications, technique and results. Irradiations are mainly successful in large patches of Bowen's disease and Bowen's carcinoma as well as in Queyrat's erythroplasia and Paget's disease. Carcinomata of the penis should not exceed the stages T1-T2. Regression of Peyronie's disease is accelerated. Psoriatic lesions disappear following Grenz-rays without further topical treatment. Grenz-rays can also prevent or delay local recurrences of herpes simplex eruptions in the genital area.
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Morris WI. Experiences with vulvar cancer. J R Coll Surg Edinb 1973; 18:327-40. [PMID: 4358737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/classification
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Adenocarcinoma/radiotherapy
- Adenocarcinoma/surgery
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/classification
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/radiotherapy
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/surgery
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/classification
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/radiotherapy
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery
- Female
- Humans
- Leukoplakia/pathology
- Melanoma/classification
- Melanoma/radiotherapy
- Melanoma/surgery
- Middle Aged
- Paget Disease, Extramammary/classification
- Paget Disease, Extramammary/pathology
- Paget Disease, Extramammary/radiotherapy
- Paget Disease, Extramammary/surgery
- Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus/pathology
- Vulvar Neoplasms/classification
- Vulvar Neoplasms/pathology
- Vulvar Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Vulvar Neoplasms/surgery
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