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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Anal canal cancer with pagetoid spread .... : Paget's disease is an intraepithelial invasion by a malignant tumour and is characterised by erythema and inflammation. It can manifest as mammary or extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD), with the latter often developing in the perianal area. Anorectal cancer can cause transepithelial invasion into the epidermis, resulting in an appearance similar to that of EMPD. This is called pagetoid spread (PS), which is completely different from EMPD.

A case report of anal canal cancer with pagetoid spread requiring differential diagnosis.:

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A case report of anal canal cancer with pagetoid spread requiring differential diagnosis.

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Sep 10;75:198-202

Authors: Yukimoto R, Fujino S, Miyoshi N, Ogino T, Takahashi H, Uemura M, Tanemura A, Matsuda C, Yamamoto H, Mizushima T, Doki Y, Eguchi H

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Paget's disease is an intraepithelial invasion by a malignant tumour and is characterised by erythema and inflammation. It can manifest as mammary or extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD), with the latter often developing in the perianal area. Anorectal cancer can cause transepithelial invasion into the epidermis, resulting in an appearance similar to that of EMPD. This is called pagetoid spread (PS), which is completely different from EMPD. These two conditions are difficult to differentiate because of the nature of intricacy and requirements of histopathology.

PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present a case in which differential diagnosis between these two conditions was not possible during the preoperative examination, resulting in difficulties in treatment. The patient was a 70-year-old woman who experienced pain in the anus since the previous month and presented with red, flat and elevated lesions.

DISCUSSION: Treatment for dermatitis was ineffective, and endoscopic examination did not indicate rectal or anal cancer. However, immunohistochemical examination of the biopsy specimen suggested PS. Thus, two-stage operation was planned. Transanal surgery was performed to confirm the diagnosis of PS and intersphincteric resection was allowed as a radical surgery.

CONCLUSION: Thus, when differentiation between EMPD and PS is intricacy, two-stage operation is useful in selecting an appropriate radical surgery method, leading to preservation of anal function.



PMID: 32961459 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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