Carbon dioxide laser treatment of extramammary Paget's disease guided by photodynamic diagnosis.
Extramammary Paget's disease (EPD) is a rare malignancy occurring mainly in apocrine gland-bearing regions. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice. This may be very difficult or even impossible if the disease is widespread or located in a critical anatomical site. We report on the successful treatment of a 71-year-old man with EPD in the suprapubic region with CO2 laser guided by photodynamic diagnosis.
Becker-Wegerich
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Department of Dermatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Germany.
Fritsch
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Schulte
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Megahed
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Neuse
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Goerz
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Stahl
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Ruzicka
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D000368:Aged; D000596:Amino Acids; D021542:Amino Acids, Neutral; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010145:Paget Disease, Extramammary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
D000596:Amino Acids; D021542:Amino Acids, Neutral; C013809:5-aminovaleric acid