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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Chest, abdomen, and pelvic [[CT scan]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of extramammary Paget's disease. CT scan can confirm the exact location of the cancer and show the organs nearby, as well as [[lymph nodes]] and distant organs where the cancer might have spread. | Chest, abdomen, and [[Pelvis|pelvic]] [[CT scan]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of extramammary Paget's disease. [[CT scan]] can confirm the exact location of the [[cancer]] and show the [[organs]] nearby, as well as [[lymph nodes]] and distant [[organs]] where the [[cancer]] might have spread. | ||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
*Computed tomography (CT) scan are often used to diagnose extramamary Paget's disease. | *[[Computed tomography|Computed tomography (CT) scan]] are often used to [[Diagnosis|diagnose]] extramamary Paget's disease. | ||
*It can confirm the exact location of the cancer and show the organs nearby, as well as lymph nodes and distant organs where the cancer might have spread. | *It can confirm the exact location of the [[cancer]] and show the [[Organ (anatomy)|organs]] nearby, as well as [[Lymph node|lymph nodes]] and distant [[Organ (anatomy)|organs]] where the [[cancer]] might have spread. | ||
*CT scan is helpful for determining the stage of the cancer and in determining whether surgery is a good treatment option. | *[[Computed tomography|CT scan]] is helpful for determining the stage of the [[cancer]] and in determining whether [[surgery]] is a good treatment option. | ||
*CT scans can also be used to guide biopsy and a [[biopsy]] sample is usually removed and looked at under a microscope. | *[[Computed tomography|CT scans]] can also be used to guide [[biopsy]] and a [[biopsy]] sample is usually removed and looked at under a [[microscope]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Chest, abdomen, and pelvic CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of extramammary Paget's disease. CT scan can confirm the exact location of the cancer and show the organs nearby, as well as lymph nodes and distant organs where the cancer might have spread.
CT
- Computed tomography (CT) scan are often used to diagnose extramamary Paget's disease.
- It can confirm the exact location of the cancer and show the organs nearby, as well as lymph nodes and distant organs where the cancer might have spread.
- CT scan is helpful for determining the stage of the cancer and in determining whether surgery is a good treatment option.
- CT scans can also be used to guide biopsy and a biopsy sample is usually removed and looked at under a microscope.