Vulvar basal cell carcinoma: clinical features and treatment outcomes from a tertiary care centre.
| Autor: | Namuduri RP; Department of Gynaecological Oncology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore., Lim TY; Department of Gynaecological Oncology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore., Yam PK; Department of Gynaecological Oncology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore., Gatsinga R; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore., Lim-Tan SK; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore., Chew SH; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore., Koh MJ; Department of Dermatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore., Mansor S; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Singapore medical journal [Singapore Med J] 2019 Sep; Vol. 60 (9), pp. 479-482. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 18. |
| DOI: | 10.11622/smedj.2019014 |
| Abstrakt: | We retrospectively reviewed the clinical features, management and outcomes of patients diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the vulva at the Gynaecological Cancer Centre, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, between 1 January 2000 and 28 February 2014. Patients with vulvar BCC were identified from the cancer registry, and their medical records reviewed and analysed. A total of 11 patients with vulvar BCC were identified. Mean age at diagnosis was 63 (range 30-85) years. Ethnically, ten patients were Chinese and one was Malay. Average time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis was 13.8 (range 2-60) months. The most common presenting symptoms were lump and pruritus. All patients were managed surgically. Recurrence was noted in only one patient. Vulvar BCC, although rare, has an excellent prognosis when managed appropriately. Histological diagnosis of all persistent papules, plaques and pigmented lesions is important for early diagnosis. (Copyright: © Singapore Medical Association.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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