Methyl – aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy and topical tretinoin in a patient with vulvar extramammary Paget's disease. Issue 2 (3rd April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Magnano, Michela; Loi, Camilla; Bardazzi, Federico; Burtica, Elena Cleopatra; Patrizi, Annalisa
• Is Part Of: Dermatologic therapy. Volume 26:Issue 2(2013)
• Page Start: 170
• Page End: 172
• Publication Date: 2013-04-03
• Subjects: Skin -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Dermatology -- Periodicals; 616.5
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2013.01546.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1396-0296

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Extramammary Paget's disease is a rare neoplasm of apocrine gland‐bearing areas of the skin. The most common site of presentation is the vulva. Surgery is the most frequently reported therapy so far; however, it is invasive and it is complicated by a high rate of recurrence. For this reason, several less‐invasive treatments have been recently proposed, including photodynamic therapy. We describe in this article the case of an 84‐year‐old patient with a noninvasive vulvar extramammary Paget's disease successfully treated with methyl‐aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy associated with topical tretinoin.</p> </abstract>