Nd: YAG laser treatment of extramammary Paget's disease of the penis and scrotum.
Extramammary Paget's disease is a malignant skin condition which rarely affects the penis and scrotum. Standard treatment consists of wide surgical excision in order to avoid local recurrence. A case of extensive extramammary Paget's disease of the penis and scrotum treated with the Nd:YAG laser is described. Nd:YAG laser therapy, although widely used for penile lesions, has not been previously reported for extramammary Paget's disease. Laser surgery for extramammary Paget's disease may become a useful therapeutic modality in the future because it is relatively easy to perform and allows for extension of the surgical field without excessive loss of tissue.
Weese
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Department of Urology Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
Murphy
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Zimmern
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PE
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010145:Paget Disease, Extramammary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*