Extramammary Paget’s Disease

Paget’s disease is a type of cancer that often affects the nipple. Extramammary Paget’s disease (EMPD) refers to the same disease process. But, it occurs in other areas of the body that are not the breast. These areas include the vulva, the skin around the anus, the armpits, groin, ear canal, and eyelids. The areas where this disease occurs have a lot of apocrine glands. Apocrine glands secrete things like sweat.

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