BASAL CELL CARCINOMA IN AN UNUSUAL SITE - VULVA
Autor: | Elizabeth Vallikad, Premalatha T.S, G. Sumangala, Gayathri Ravikumar, Kiran Abhijit Kulkarni |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty animal structures integumentary system urogenital system Vulva lcsh:R5-130.5 business.industry fungi medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Basal cell carcinoma business Basal Cell Carcinoma Radical Local Excision lcsh:General works |
Zdroj: | Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare, Vol 3, Iss 49, Pp 2526-2528 (2016) |
ISSN: | 2349-2570 2349-2562 |
Popis: | Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignancy of the skin, but BCC of the vulva is a rare entity. BCC of vulva accounts for less than 5% of all vulvar neoplasms and less than 1% of all basal cell carcinomas. Vulvar basal cell carcinoma has a low propensity for metastatic spread but has a high chance of local recurrence after simple excision. We report a 50- year-old woman presenting with pruritus vulva. Physical examination revealed a 2.5 x 1.5 cm hyperpigmented plaque on the left labium majus. The histopathology was consistent with superficially invasive basal cell carcinoma. The patient underwent radical local excision including the clitoris and remained disease free at postsurgical follow-up after eight months. |
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