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Management of extramammary Paget's disease with a staged modified Mohs technique
Department of Urology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Aug  2016 (Vol.  23, Issue  4, Pages( 8382 - 8384)
PMID: 27544564

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  • Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a rare intraepithelial adenocarcinoma arising from apocrine glands. We describe an innovative surgical technique to manage extensive cutaneous malignancies in a notoriously challenging location. The patient is a 78-year-old male who presented with 'jock itch' on his left groin refractory to topical treatment. A shave biopsy of the lesion demonstrated non-invasive EMPD which yielded a urology consult. Rather than the standard wide local excision (WLE), which can lead to positive margins, progression, and recurrence, we used a modified the Mohs technique and staged the procedure, providing excellent oncologic and cosmetic outcomes. The described technique has particular merit with uncertain margin status and when geography of lesions preclude a standard Mohs surgery.