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A Case of Chronic and Relapsing Paget Disease of the Vulva

2019; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 41; Issue: 06 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/s-0039-1687861

1806-9339

Rita Bouceiro-Mendes, Maria Mendonça-Sanches, Luís Soares‐de‐Almeida, Isabel Correia-Fonseca,

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies

Abstract Extramammary Paget disease is a rare neoplastic condition that more commonly affects postmenopausal Caucasian women. Although the vulvar area is the most frequently affected location, it corresponds solely to 1 to 2% of all vulvar malignancies. A 72-year-old female patient was observed in our outpatient clinic with a 2-year history of an erythematous and pruritic plaque on the vulva. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry studies were compatible with extramammary Paget disease of the vulva. Associated neoplastic conditions were excluded. Due to multiple relapses, the patient was submitted to three surgical interventions, including a total vulvectomy, and to external radiotherapy. The present case illustrates the chronic and recurrent nature of extramammary Paget disease despite aggressive procedures as well as the challenge in obtaining tumor-free resection margins.