Paget disease of the vulva

JAAPA. 2019 Mar;32(3):33-34. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000550285.65463.a9.

Abstract

Vulvar Paget disease (VPD) is an unusual and rare adenocarcinoma that can be challenging to diagnose. Although the condition has a high treatment success rate, it can be associated with underlying malignancy, recurrence rates can be high, and patients often need regular and frequent follow-up. The article describes a woman whose nonresolving, pruritic vulvar lesion was found to be VPD on biopsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / prevention & control
  • Paget Disease, Extramammary / diagnosis
  • Paget Disease, Extramammary / pathology*
  • Paget Disease, Extramammary / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / surgery*