title: Extensive pigmented vulvar basal-cell carcinoma presenting as pruritus in an elderly woman.
abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common human cancer, is seldom seen in the genital area. We present a case of an extensive pigmented BCC that developed on the mucosal surface of the vulva of an elderly woman and briefly review the relevant literature on vulvar BCC.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Dermatology, Ed. Herriot Hospital (Pav. R), Lyon, France. jean.kanitakis@univ-lyon1.fr
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kanitakis
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arbona-Vidal
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faure
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology