Open AccessBASAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE VULVA
Author(s) -
Simonsen Ernst,
Johnsson JohnErik,
Tropé Claes,
Alm Per
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348509155118
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell carcinoma , itching , vulva , basal cell , lesion , metastasis , pathology , carcinoma , lymph , dermatology , cancer
. A clinical and histopathologic study of material from a series of 21 patients with basal cell carcinoma treated from 1960 until 1979 are reviewed. In 3 patients ‘mixed’ tumor was recorded. The histopathologic diagnosis: baso‐squamous carcinoma and the behavior of this carcinoma are discussed. The mean age of the patients was 76 years. Presenting symptomatology consisted primarily of bleeding, burning or itching, and ulcerations. No case of pure basal cell carcinoma gave metastasis to the regional lymph nodes, in no case could the cause of death be attributed directly to this kind of lesion. A conservative approach consisting of wide local excision is suggested.