A Case of Local Resection of Secondary Perianal Paget Disease Appearing during “Watch and Wait” Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy

A 78-year-old woman was diagnosed with lower rectal cancer extending to the dentate line. She underwent preoperative chemoradiotherapy, which resulted in tumor shrinkage and clinical complete response (cCR), leading to the implementation of the “Watch and Wait” strategy. At the 21-month surveillance...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Amano, Toshiki Mukai, Masashi Akiya, Tatsuki Noguchi, Takashi Sakamoto, Shimpei Matsui, Senzo Taguchi, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Akiko Chino, Tomoyuki Yano, Hiroshi Kawachi, Takashi Akiyoshi
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Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/9/3/9_2025-007/_pdf/-char/en
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author Takahiro Amano
Toshiki Mukai
Masashi Akiya
Tatsuki Noguchi
Takashi Sakamoto
Shimpei Matsui
Senzo Taguchi
Tomohiro Yamaguchi
Akiko Chino
Tomoyuki Yano
Hiroshi Kawachi
Takashi Akiyoshi
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Toshiki Mukai
Masashi Akiya
Tatsuki Noguchi
Takashi Sakamoto
Shimpei Matsui
Senzo Taguchi
Tomohiro Yamaguchi
Akiko Chino
Tomoyuki Yano
Hiroshi Kawachi
Takashi Akiyoshi
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description A 78-year-old woman was diagnosed with lower rectal cancer extending to the dentate line. She underwent preoperative chemoradiotherapy, which resulted in tumor shrinkage and clinical complete response (cCR), leading to the implementation of the “Watch and Wait” strategy. At the 21-month surveillance mark, pruritus and erythematous lesions appeared around her anus, which were histologically diagnosed as secondary Paget disease with invasion based on biopsy specimens. Because the primary lesion maintained cCR, local excision of the skin lesion was performed, and negative resection margins were confirmed by pathological examination. At the 4-year postoperative follow-up, neither local recurrence nor distant metastases were observed. This case suggests that although the primary focus disappeared entirely with the use of chemoradiotherapy, microscopic perianal secondary Paget disease hidden outside the radiation field became apparent during surveillance. As total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) becomes more widespread, the frequency of cCR is expected to increase. During the “Watch and Wait” period, vigilant observation of the perianal skin as well as the rectal region should be performed.
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spelling doaj-art-6080720edd204387a8e8dfac41b4c3bc2025-08-20T03:32:23ZengThe Japan Society of ColoproctologyJournal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon2432-38532025-07-019335035510.23922/jarc.2025-0072025-007A Case of Local Resection of Secondary Perianal Paget Disease Appearing during “Watch and Wait” Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Preoperative ChemoradiotherapyTakahiro Amano0Toshiki Mukai1Masashi Akiya2Tatsuki Noguchi3Takashi Sakamoto4Shimpei Matsui5Senzo Taguchi6Tomohiro Yamaguchi7Akiko Chino8Tomoyuki Yano9Hiroshi Kawachi10Takashi Akiyoshi11Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchDepartment of Pathology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchDepartment of Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchDepartment of Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchDepartment of Pathology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchA 78-year-old woman was diagnosed with lower rectal cancer extending to the dentate line. She underwent preoperative chemoradiotherapy, which resulted in tumor shrinkage and clinical complete response (cCR), leading to the implementation of the “Watch and Wait” strategy. At the 21-month surveillance mark, pruritus and erythematous lesions appeared around her anus, which were histologically diagnosed as secondary Paget disease with invasion based on biopsy specimens. Because the primary lesion maintained cCR, local excision of the skin lesion was performed, and negative resection margins were confirmed by pathological examination. At the 4-year postoperative follow-up, neither local recurrence nor distant metastases were observed. This case suggests that although the primary focus disappeared entirely with the use of chemoradiotherapy, microscopic perianal secondary Paget disease hidden outside the radiation field became apparent during surveillance. As total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) becomes more widespread, the frequency of cCR is expected to increase. During the “Watch and Wait” period, vigilant observation of the perianal skin as well as the rectal region should be performed.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/9/3/9_2025-007/_pdf/-char/ensecondary perianal paget diseaselocal resectionwatch and waitrectal cancer
spellingShingle Takahiro Amano
Toshiki Mukai
Masashi Akiya
Tatsuki Noguchi
Takashi Sakamoto
Shimpei Matsui
Senzo Taguchi
Tomohiro Yamaguchi
Akiko Chino
Tomoyuki Yano
Hiroshi Kawachi
Takashi Akiyoshi
A Case of Local Resection of Secondary Perianal Paget Disease Appearing during “Watch and Wait” Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy
Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
secondary perianal paget disease
local resection
watch and wait
rectal cancer
title A Case of Local Resection of Secondary Perianal Paget Disease Appearing during “Watch and Wait” Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy
title_full A Case of Local Resection of Secondary Perianal Paget Disease Appearing during “Watch and Wait” Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy
title_fullStr A Case of Local Resection of Secondary Perianal Paget Disease Appearing during “Watch and Wait” Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Local Resection of Secondary Perianal Paget Disease Appearing during “Watch and Wait” Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy
title_short A Case of Local Resection of Secondary Perianal Paget Disease Appearing during “Watch and Wait” Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy
title_sort case of local resection of secondary perianal paget disease appearing during watch and wait management of locally advanced rectal cancer after preoperative chemoradiotherapy
topic secondary perianal paget disease
local resection
watch and wait
rectal cancer
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/9/3/9_2025-007/_pdf/-char/en
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