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Paget’s Disease

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Tumours of the Female Lower Genital Tract

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Vulval Paget’s disease is an uncommon tumour which constitutes less than 5% of vulval neoplasms (Breen et al. 1978). Its approximate frequency has been estimated to be of the order of 19 Paget’s disease per 1000 carcinomas of the vulva (Taylor et al. 1975).

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    Ranadhir Barua M.D., F.R.C.P.A., M.I.A.C. (Senior Consultant)

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Barua, R. (1990). Paget’s Disease. In: Tumours of the Female Lower Genital Tract. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74828-8_9

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