What is it about?
Extramammary Paget's disease is a rare neoplasm that usually develops in apocrine gland-bearing areas. Paget's disease of the vulva is a rare form of extramammary Paget's disease affecting postmenopausal women.
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Why is it important?
We report the case of a 39-year-old woman who presented with a vulvar lesion suggestive of Paget's disease involving only the labia majora and minora. Biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of non-invasive Paget's disease. Extension examination was negative.
Perspectives
Paget's disease of the vulva (PDV) is a rare pathological condition accounting for 1% to 2% of all female genital tumors [1,2]. It was originally described by William Dubreuil, a French dermatologist, in 1901 [3] and is classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an epithelial cancer arising from epidermal pluripotent stem cells of the follicular-apocrine and sebaceous cell units.
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This page is a summary of: Paget Disease of the Vulva: One Case Report, Journal of Case Reports and Medical History, September 2024, Acquire Publications LLC,
DOI: 10.54289/jcrmh2400149.
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