2018, Number 07
Revista Médica Sinergia 2018; 3 (07)
Extramammary paget´s disease
Herrera SK
Language: Spanish
References: 3
Page: 3-5
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ABSTRACT
Is a rare and slow-growing malignancy which occurs within the epithelium, is a rare adenocarcinoma that affects the skin and abundant apocrine glands.It is related to other types of cancer. Is most prevalent in Caucasian people between 50 to 80 years. At first the symptoms are non-specific, therefore, diagnosis and treatment are usually delayed. Typical lesions consist of erythematous or brown plaques, the lesions are located mainly in areas rich in apocrine glands such as genitals, perianal. Surgery remains to be the preferred treatment of choice. Prognosis is generally good. the 5-year survival rate exceeds 90%.REFERENCES