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Treatment of extramammary Paget's disease by radiotherapy
Author(s) -
BURROWS N.P.,
JONES D.H.,
HUDSON P.M.,
PYE R.J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb16957.x
Subject(s) - extramammary paget's disease , medicine , radiation therapy , paget disease , dermatology , disease , oncology
Summary 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.