anal Paget disease
MONDO:0002651Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names anal Paget disease yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A slowly spreading, erythematous eczematoid plaque in the anal region. Histologically, the basal part or whole thickness of the squamous epithelium is infiltrated by large cells with abundant pale cytoplasm and large nuclei. Half of the cases are associated with an internal malignancy, most often a colorectal adenocarcinoma. The other half of the cases, have a high local recurrence rate and they may become invasive (WHO).
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002651), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
6 names
Resolves to: anal Paget disease
- Also called
- anal Paget's diseaseanus mammary Paget's diseaseanus Paget diseasePaget disease of the anusPaget's disease of anusPaget's disease of the anus