Dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopy features of two cases of vulvar basal cell carcinoma

Elisa Cinotti; Giulia Tonini; Jean Luc Perrot; Cyril Habougit; Stefano Luisi; Pietro Rubegni

doi:10.5826/dpc.0801a17

Dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopy features of two cases of vulvar basal cell carcinoma

Dermatol Pract Concept. 2018 Jan 31;8(1):68-71. doi: 10.5826/dpc.0801a17. eCollection 2018 Jan.

Authors

Elisa Cinotti¹, Giulia Tonini¹, Jean Luc Perrot², Cyril Habougit³, Stefano Luisi⁴, Pietro Rubegni¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical, Surgical and Neuro-Sciences, Dermatology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
² Dermatology Department, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne, France.
³ Pathology Department, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne, France.
⁴ Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.

Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant skin cancer. Its genital localization is rare, and the diagnosis in this site could be challenging. Here, we report two patients with vulvar BCC and describe their clinical, dermoscopic and in vivo and ex vivo reflectance confocal microscopic (RCM) features. Dermoscopy and RCM can be useful tools for helping the clinical diagnosis of vulvar BCC and for identifying the correct surgical margins.

Keywords: basal cell carcinoma; dermoscopy; imaging; reflectance confocal microscopy; vulva.