Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2006
A 39-year-old woman has madescence in the region of mammilla, a small ulcer with inflammatory hyperemia and cutaneous edema. Histologic examination of tissue sampling from this area revealed in the malpighian layer of thickened epidermis atypical cells with light and optically empty cytoplasm, with no intracellular bridges. Such cells were also found in the orifice of big mammal gland ducts. What is the most probable diagnosis?
Answer options
- Epidermoid cancer
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Melanocarcinoma
- Paget’s disease
- Intraductal cancer
Correct answer
Paget’s disease
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