Hashemi Pantea, Kao Grace F, Konia Thomas, Kauffman Lisa C, Tam Christine C, Sina Bahram
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Cutis. 2014 Jul;94(1):35-8.
Toker cells are epithelial clear cells found in the areolar and nipple areas of the breast, vulvar region, and other apocrine gland-bearing areas of the skin. Toker cells have been implicated in the pathogenesis of clear cell papulosis, cutaneous hamartoma with pagetoid cells, and rare cases of primary extramammary Paget disease (EMPD) but not in secondary EMPD with underlying adenocarcinoma. The pathogenesis of primary EMPD is not well defined. We report a case of multicentric primary EMPD with evidence of Toker cell proliferation and nonaggressive biologic behavior in a 63-year-old white man. A detailed description of the morphologic and biologic features of Toker cells and their possible carcinogenetic links also are discussed. Based on the observation and follow-up of our patient, we hypothesize that multicentric primary EMPD starts with Toker cell hyperplasia and can potentially evolve to carcinoma in the genital region.
托克尔细胞是一种上皮透明细胞,见于乳房的乳晕和乳头区域、外阴区域以及皮肤其他含有顶泌汗腺的区域。托克尔细胞与透明细胞丘疹病、伴有派杰样细胞的皮肤错构瘤以及罕见的原发性乳腺外佩吉特病(EMPD)的发病机制有关,但与伴有潜在腺癌的继发性EMPD无关。原发性EMPD的发病机制尚不明确。我们报告了一例63岁白人男性的多中心原发性EMPD病例,该病例有托克尔细胞增殖的证据且生物学行为不具侵袭性。文中还讨论了托克尔细胞的形态学和生物学特征及其可能的致癌联系的详细描述。基于对我们患者的观察和随访,我们推测多中心原发性EMPD始于托克尔细胞增生,并可能在生殖器区域演变为癌。