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Vulvar seborrheic keratosis

MedGen UID:
237055
•Concept ID:
C1336981
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: mammalian vulva seborrheic keratosis; seborrheic keratosis of mammalian vulva; Seborrheic Keratosis of the Vulva; seborrheic keratosis of the vulva; Seborrheic Keratosis of Vulva; seborrheic keratosis of vulva; Vulvar Seborrheic Keratosis; vulvar seborrheic keratosis
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006622

Definition

A benign squamous neoplasm that arises from the vulva. It is characterized by the proliferation of the basal cells in the squamous epithelium, acanthosis, hyperkeratosis, and cysts formation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVulvar seborrheic keratosis

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Seborrheic Keratosis-Like Lesion of the Cervix: First Report of the Cytological Features of a Low-Risk HPV 42-Associated Lesion.
Pujari R, Newman MR, Talia KL, Pendlebury A, Hawkes D, Ireland-Jenkin K, McCluggage WG
Acta Cytol 2021;65(5):448-452. Epub 2021 Jul 22 doi: 10.1159/000517479. PMID: 34293740
Vulvar seborrheic keratosis: is there a relationship to human papillomavirus?
Reutter JC, Geisinger KR, Laudadio J
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2014 Apr;18(2):190-4. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182952357. PMID: 24556611
Immunophenotypic and viral (human papillomavirus) correlates of vulvar seborrheic keratosis.
Bai H, Cviko A, Granter S, Yuan L, Betensky RA, Crum CP
Hum Pathol 2003 Jun;34(6):559-64. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(03)00184-9. PMID: 12827609

Diagnosis

Seborrheic Keratosis-Like Lesion of the Cervix: First Report of the Cytological Features of a Low-Risk HPV 42-Associated Lesion.
Pujari R, Newman MR, Talia KL, Pendlebury A, Hawkes D, Ireland-Jenkin K, McCluggage WG
Acta Cytol 2021;65(5):448-452. Epub 2021 Jul 22 doi: 10.1159/000517479. PMID: 34293740
Vulvar seborrheic keratosis.
Shier RM, Rasty G
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2007 Dec;29(12):967. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32695-0. PMID: 18053380

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