Paget disease
Paget disease
Updated: 01/08/2021
© Jun Wang, MD, PhD
General features
- Malignant tumor, but NOT associated with underlying cancer (unlike breast Paget disease)
- Commonly in elderly, postmenopausal, Caucasian women
Clinical presentations
- Often pruritic, may be painful or associated with burning sensation
- Erythematous or eczematous changes
- May have focal erosion
Key morphological features
- Single or clusters of large cells with abundant pale cytoplasm, irregularhyperchromic nuclei
- Confined to epidermis
Differential diagnosis
- Melanoma in situ: Positive for S-100 and HMB45, negative for CK7 and CAM5.2
- Paget disease: Negative for S-100 and HMB45, positive for CK7 and CAM5.2
Treatment
- Wide local excision
- Topical chemo/radiotherapy
- Photodynamic therapy
- Laser ablation
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