A primer on extramammary Paget's disease for the urologist

2020 Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved..

Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a rare and lethal intraepithelial malignancy that remains poorly understood. No standardized guidelines or consensus statements exist with regards to the diagnostic evaluation, therapeutic approaches and follow-up management. Complete surgical excision with negative margins has been accepted as the mainstay of treatment for EMPD to decrease the risk of local recurrence and to maximize durable cure. Non-invasive therapies, such as laser therapy, photodynamic therapy, radiotherapy and topical chemotherapy have been utilized, but are best reserved for non-surgical candidates. While the debate on the surgical approach between wide local excision (WLE) and Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) continues, several studies have demonstrated the ability of WLE to be performed safely and effectively and to yield equally satisfactory outcomes with similar rates of recurrence to MMS. Patients undergoing surgical excision often require complex closures with skin grafting or local flaps to close genital defects. We aim to provide an up-to-date review of the current knowledge of EMPD. In addition to discussing the clinical presentation and prognostic outcomes, we focus and elaborate on the diagnostic approaches and treatment alternatives available. This information may serve as a primer for the urologist who may be called upon to treat this malignancy primarily or to provide wound coverage secondarily.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Translational andrology and urology - 9(2020), 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 93-105

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Leong, Joon Yau [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Paul H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Extramammary Paget’s disease (EMPD)
Journal Article
Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS)
Review
Surgical margins
Wide local excision (WLE)

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Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.21037/tau.2019.07.14

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM306496712