EXTRAMAMMARY PAGET'S DISEASE OF THE SKIN
- 17 July 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 155 (12) , 1054-1055
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1954.73690300012005f
Abstract
In 1874 Sir James Paget1 described a condition, now commonly known as Paget's disease of the nipple, whose origin and exact nature have been subjects of controversy. It has been described as a chronic, granular, eczematoid, ulcerative lesion that might be precancerous or even cancerous. Many earlier diagnoses, made on clinical observations alone, are questionable because of the lack of histological proof. The disease has been observed in areas other than the nipple. An exhaustive study of all reported cases of extramammary Paget's disease was made in 1937 by Weiner,2 who collected a total of 57 cases in the literature. Of these, only 15 were reported with sufficient accuracy to warrant such a diagnosis, although 10 more could possibly have been Paget's disease. Four of the authentic cases occurred in the skin of the male genitalia, eight in the skin of the female genitalia, and three in theKeywords
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