Reactive and neoplastic epithelial alterations of the vulva : A classification of the vulvar dystrophies from the dermatopathologist's viewpoint - 06/10/17
Résumé |
The clinical classification of the vulvar dystrophies has traditionally been difficult because most of these lesions present as a white hyperkeratotic patch. An international committee for the study of the vulva designed a histologic classification that consists of: I, hyperplastic type, with or without atypia; II, lichen sclerosus; and, III, mixed dystrophy, with or without atypia. A new classification and a fourth type are proposed by us to sort out a group of strictly benign dermatoses with distinctive histopathologic features which can present clinically as a white patch in the vulva; these are best designated as benign dermatoses. In addition to these, squamous cell carcinoma in situ and Paget's disease may also be manifested as a white patch. Hence, a classification of vulvar diseases with new nomenclature is presented from the dermatopathologist's perspective, based on histologic and clinical features.
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P. 378-388 - mars 1982 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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