Treatment of penoscrotal basal cell carcinoma – an institutional retrospective review

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the sun-protected genital region is rare. We examined all penoscrotal BCC at a single institution over an 18-year period. A total of 7 cases were identified, 5 scrotal and 2 penile. Four cases (57%) were treated with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) and 3 cases (43%) wit...

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Published inArchives of dermatological research Vol. 315; no. 8; pp. 2423 - 2425
Main Authors Light, Jeremy G., Muñoz, Genevieve, Council, M. Laurin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Basal cell carcinoma
Cancer surgery
Carcinoma
Dermatology
Genital cancers
Genitalia
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Penis
Short Report
Skin cancer
Surgery
Surgical outcomes
Scrotum
Mohs micrographic surgery
Recurrence
Basal cell carcinoma
Penis
Genital
Vulva
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Summary:Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the sun-protected genital region is rare. We examined all penoscrotal BCC at a single institution over an 18-year period. A total of 7 cases were identified, 5 scrotal and 2 penile. Four cases (57%) were treated with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) and 3 cases (43%) with conventional excision. A prior retrospective review of vulvar BCC at our institution during the same time period showed that MMS was utilized in 4 (11%) of 35 cases. Functional preservation is vital when performing surgery on the genitals and tissue-sparing MMS provides optimal tumor clearance and outcomes for both males and females.
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ISSN:1432-069X
0340-3696
1432-069X
DOI:10.1007/s00403-023-02617-2