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Contributors: Gaurav Singh MD, MPH, Susan Burgin MD
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Extramammary Paget disease : Genitals, buttocks, perineum, Scaly plaque, Skin erosion, Inguinal region
Extramammary Paget disease (EMPD) is a rare neoplastic condition that usually occurs in the 6th to 8th decades of life. EMPD may be primary and arise as an adenocarcinoma, or it may be secondary due to spread of a neoplasm. Primary EMPD is thought to be a disorder of apocrine gland-bearing skin. Secondary EMPD may be due to extension of an adnexal adenocarcinoma or due to an underlying malignancy. EMPD may invade and metastasize via lymphatics. The most commonly associated visceral malignancies are anorectal, urothelial, and prostate.

Males are less frequently diagnosed with EMPD than women, except in Japan where there is a male preponderance.

EMPD most frequently presents in men on the anogenital area. Lesions are often banal in appearance and similar to that of eczematous dermatoses, leading to delays in diagnosis. Symptoms may be minimal to none; sometimes, there is itch, pain, or burning. Presentation is typically of a red, sharply-demarcated plaque that expands slowly. Areas within the plaque are marked by erosions and white scale, leading to the appearance of "strawberries and cream."

Approximately 10% of patients with a new diagnosis of EMPD are diagnosed with a noncontiguous associated malignancy within 12 months of diagnosis. An additional 10%-25% of patients have a contiguous malignancy at the time of diagnosis. The most commonly associated malignancies in men are cancers of the prostate, urinary tract, and rectum. Due to these associations, a thorough investigation for underlying malignancy should accompany every diagnosis. The site involved predicts the site of secondary malignancy. For example, scrotal, anal, and colorectal disease shows an increased risk of scrotal, anal, and colorectal malignancy, respectively. 

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ICD10CM:
C44.99 – Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin, unspecified

SNOMEDCT:
71447003 – Paget's disease, extramammary (except Paget's disease of bone)

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Clinically, the plaques of EMPD resemble those of eczematous dermatoses. However, the plaques of eczematous diseases lack sharp borders . Furthermore, EMPD often has hydrated scale and erosions, giving a "strawberries and cream" appearance. Clinical suspicion should become elevated when clinical response to treatment of presumed eczematous dermatitis is not noted.

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Last Reviewed:09/11/2018
Last Updated:09/11/2018
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An ill-defined pink plaque on the scrotum. Note the unrelated purple papules (angiokeratomas).

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