An unusual location of basal cell carcinoma: The clitoris and the vulva

dc.contributor.authorAsuman C.
dc.contributor.authorÖzlem A.
dc.contributor.authorBurçak T.
dc.contributor.authorÖnder P.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:47:43Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:47:43Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.departmentMaltepe Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractVulvar basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is rare, accounting for less than 5% of all vulvar neoplasms and less than 1% of all BCCs. Vulvar BCCs are usually diagnosed late because they are often asymptomatic and tend to grow at slow rates. They may be invasive and destructive if neglected or improperly treated. Nevertheless, they have a very low propensity for metastatic spread, but frequently recur after simple excision. We report a 78 year-old woman presenting with the complaint of painful vulvar ulceration and vaginal bleeding. The physical examination revealed a 3 x 2 cm indurated nodulo-ulcerative lesion involving the clitoris, both labia minora and left labium majus. The histopathology was consistent with the "solid type BCC" that invaded the subcutaneous tissue without lymph node metastasis. The patient underwent wide local excision with clitoral amputation and remained disease free at post-surgical follow-up after 18 months.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4103/0019-5154.44795
dc.identifier.endpage194en_US
dc.identifier.issn0019-5154
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-58149457800en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage192en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.44795
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/8064
dc.identifier.volume53en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofIndian Journal of Dermatologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY01246
dc.subjectBasal cell carcinomaen_US
dc.subjectClitorisen_US
dc.subjectVulvaen_US
dc.titleAn unusual location of basal cell carcinoma: The clitoris and the vulvaen_US
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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