Serum Cytokeratin 18 as a Metastatic and Therapeutic Marker for Extramammary Paget's Disease

• Main Authors: Mariko Urano-Takaoka (Author), Hayakazu Sumida (Author), Takuya Miyagawa (Author), Kentaro Awaji (Author), Kojiro Nagai (Author), Jun Omatsu (Author), Tomomi Miyake (Author), Shinichi Sato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a rare cutaneous adenocarcinoma with unfavourable prognosis once it becomes invasive. A tumour marker that reflects disease progression is required for adequate management of EMPD. Cytokeratin 18 is highly expressed in many types of cancer and its soluble...