Dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopic features of two cases of vulvar basal cell carcinoma
Keywords:
basal cell carcinoma, dermoscopy, imaging, reflectance confocal microscopy, vulvaAbstract
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.
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