ND-YAG LASER TREATMENT OF EXTRAMAMMARY PAGETS-DISEASE OF THE PENIS AND SCROTUM

Extramammary Paget's disease is a malignant skin condition which rarel y affects the penis and scrotum. Standard treatment consists of wide s urgical excision in order to avoid local recurrence. A case of extensi ve extramammary Paget's disease of the penis and scrotum treated with the Nd:YAG laser is described. Nd:YAG laser therapy, although widely u sed for penile lesions, has not been previously reported for extramamm ary Paget's disease. Laser surgery for extramammary Paget's disease ma y become a useful therapeutic modality in the future because it is rel atively easy to perform and allows for extension of the surgical field without excessive loss of tissue.