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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 131-134 |
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Primary bilateral extramammary Paget's disease of the axillae: Another case of this strange disease
Chiummariello Stefano1, Del Torto Giuseppe1, Maffia Romano1, Alfano Carmine2
1 MD of the Division of Plastic, Department of Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery, Piazzale Gambuli, Sant' Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy
2 Department Chair of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Division, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University of the Study of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Del Torto Giuseppe
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University of the Study of Perugia, via R. Leoncavallo 806132 Perugia
Italy
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-2077.138365
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Primary extramammary Paget's disease of the axilla is a rare variant with the capability of mimicking other more common conditions. We present a case of a 65-year-old woman with inflammatory skin lesions of both axillae clinically unresponsive to long-term conventional topical therapy. We decided to excise and reconstruct the resulting soft tissue defect of the major lesion by using a thoraco-dorsal artery perforator-based Limberg's flap. The histopathological examination showed intracellular mucin, signet cells, and glandular structures, the typical pattern of the EMPD. This was a very interesting case of a per se rare condition. |
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