Primary Bilateral Extramammary Paget's Disease of the Axillae: Another Case of this Strange Disease

J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2014 Apr;7(2):131-4. doi: 10.4103/0974-2077.138365.

Abstract

Primary extramammary Paget's disease of the axilla is a rare variant with the capability of mimicking other more common conditions. We present a case of a 65-year-old woman with inflammatory skin lesions of both axillae clinically unresponsive to long-term conventional topical therapy. We decided to excise and reconstruct the resulting soft tissue defect of the major lesion by using a thoraco-dorsal artery perforator-based Limberg's flap. The histopathological examination showed intracellular mucin, signet cells, and glandular structures, the typical pattern of the EMPD. This was a very interesting case of a per se rare condition.

Keywords: Axillary Paget's disease; bilateral axillary Paget's disease; extramammary Paget's.

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