title: Carbon dioxide laser treatment of extramammary Paget's disease guided by photodynamic diagnosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Germany.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Becker-Wegerich
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fritsch
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Megahed
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Neuse
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goerz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stahl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruzicka
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D021542:Amino Acids, Neutral; C013809:5-aminovaleric acid