Pronunciation:
PAJ etz • (noun)
Also Known As:
Extramammary Paget's Disease
Alternate Spellings:
Pagets Disease
Common Misspellings:
Pajet's Disease, Padget's Disease
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Definition:
Vulvar Paget's disease is often rashy in appearance, and can be itchy - similar
to eczema. It can be scaly and crusty. Under a microscope, Paget's cells, a kind
of rare adenocarcinoma, are seen between the layers of tissue. It is variously
described as either very slowly invasive, nonmalignant, or as adenocarcinoma in
situ. In any case, it is quite stable, and slow to spread. However, perhaps 15-20%
of the time, there is underlying adenocarcinoma, so this must be evaluated at
diagnosis. It is treated with surgery.
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