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Vaginal Basaloid Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
275572
•Concept ID:
C1519916
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Vaginal Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Definition

A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the vagina and is characterized by the presence of nests of malignant basaloid squamous cells with scant amounts of cytoplasm. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVaginal Basaloid Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Primary Vaginal Gastric-type Adenocarcinoma and Vaginal Adenosis Exhibiting Gastric Differentiation: Report of a Series With Detailed Immunohistochemical Analysis.
Wong RW, Moore M, Talia KL, Ganesan R, McCluggage WG
Am J Surg Pathol 2018 Jul;42(7):958-970. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001068. PMID: 29664741

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tumor lesions of penis and scrotum according to WHO classification 2022.
Michalová K, Beniač P, Kacerovská D
Cesk Patol 2022 Fall;67(4):192-197. PMID: 36513504
Is Vulvovaginal Lichen Planus Associated With Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
Day T, Otton G, Jaaback K, Weigner J, Scurry J
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2018 Apr;22(2):159-165. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000384. PMID: 29470358Free PMC Article
Usual vulval intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-positive women - a case series.
Toby M, Conway K, Sethi G, Lewis F
Int J STD AIDS 2016 Dec;27(14):1253-1256. Epub 2015 Oct 14 doi: 10.1177/0956462415611513. PMID: 26472432
Premalignant lesions of the lower female genital tract: cervix, vagina and vulva.
McCluggage WG
Pathology 2013 Apr;45(3):214-28. doi: 10.1097/PAT.0b013e32835f21b1. PMID: 23442737
Malignant mullerian mixed tumors of the uterine cervix: a report of nine cases of a neoplasm with morphology often different from its counterpart in the corpus.
Clement PB, Zubovits JT, Young RH, Scully RE
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1998 Jul;17(3):211-22. PMID: 9656116

Diagnosis

Adenoid cystic carcinoma cytology: Salivary gland and nonsalivary gland.
Chowsilpa S, An D, Maleki Z
Diagn Cytopathol 2020 Dec;48(12):1282-1289. Epub 2020 Aug 18 doi: 10.1002/dc.24573. PMID: 32809258
Primary Vaginal Gastric-type Adenocarcinoma and Vaginal Adenosis Exhibiting Gastric Differentiation: Report of a Series With Detailed Immunohistochemical Analysis.
Wong RW, Moore M, Talia KL, Ganesan R, McCluggage WG
Am J Surg Pathol 2018 Jul;42(7):958-970. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001068. PMID: 29664741
Is Vulvovaginal Lichen Planus Associated With Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
Day T, Otton G, Jaaback K, Weigner J, Scurry J
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2018 Apr;22(2):159-165. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000384. PMID: 29470358Free PMC Article
Usual vulval intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-positive women - a case series.
Toby M, Conway K, Sethi G, Lewis F
Int J STD AIDS 2016 Dec;27(14):1253-1256. Epub 2015 Oct 14 doi: 10.1177/0956462415611513. PMID: 26472432
Malignant mullerian mixed tumors of the uterine cervix: a report of nine cases of a neoplasm with morphology often different from its counterpart in the corpus.
Clement PB, Zubovits JT, Young RH, Scully RE
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1998 Jul;17(3):211-22. PMID: 9656116

Therapy

Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: Report of a Case With Molecular Analysis.
Munkhdelger J, Shimooka T, Koyama Y, Ikeda S, Mikami Y, Fukuoka J, Hori T, Bychkov A
Int J Surg Pathol 2021 Oct;29(7):770-774. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1177/1066896921997132. PMID: 33792431
Is Vulvovaginal Lichen Planus Associated With Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
Day T, Otton G, Jaaback K, Weigner J, Scurry J
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2018 Apr;22(2):159-165. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000384. PMID: 29470358Free PMC Article
Huge right ventricular mass lesion associated with genital malignant tumor: a case report.
Higashi M, Hodatsu A, Uchiyama K, Tada H, Mori M, Ohira M, Hayashi K, Kawashiri MA
J Med Case Rep 2017 Oct 3;11(1):282. doi: 10.1186/s13256-017-1439-4. PMID: 28969678Free PMC Article
Usual vulval intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-positive women - a case series.
Toby M, Conway K, Sethi G, Lewis F
Int J STD AIDS 2016 Dec;27(14):1253-1256. Epub 2015 Oct 14 doi: 10.1177/0956462415611513. PMID: 26472432
A case of usual (basaloid)-type vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia that failed to respond to imiquimod cream: clinical implications.
Shiozaki T, Tabata T, Toriyabe K, Motohashi T, Kondo E, Tanida K, Okugawa T, Sagawa N
Int J Clin Oncol 2011 Oct;16(5):610-2. Epub 2011 Jan 21 doi: 10.1007/s10147-010-0180-4. PMID: 21249413

Prognosis

Adenoid cystic carcinoma cytology: Salivary gland and nonsalivary gland.
Chowsilpa S, An D, Maleki Z
Diagn Cytopathol 2020 Dec;48(12):1282-1289. Epub 2020 Aug 18 doi: 10.1002/dc.24573. PMID: 32809258
Primary Vaginal Gastric-type Adenocarcinoma and Vaginal Adenosis Exhibiting Gastric Differentiation: Report of a Series With Detailed Immunohistochemical Analysis.
Wong RW, Moore M, Talia KL, Ganesan R, McCluggage WG
Am J Surg Pathol 2018 Jul;42(7):958-970. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001068. PMID: 29664741
Malignant mullerian mixed tumors of the uterine cervix: a report of nine cases of a neoplasm with morphology often different from its counterpart in the corpus.
Clement PB, Zubovits JT, Young RH, Scully RE
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1998 Jul;17(3):211-22. PMID: 9656116
Basaloid and warty carcinomas of the vulva. Distinctive types of squamous cell carcinoma frequently associated with human papillomaviruses.
Kurman RJ, Toki T, Schiffman MH
Am J Surg Pathol 1993 Feb;17(2):133-45. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199302000-00005. PMID: 8380681

Clinical prediction guides

Adenoid cystic carcinoma cytology: Salivary gland and nonsalivary gland.
Chowsilpa S, An D, Maleki Z
Diagn Cytopathol 2020 Dec;48(12):1282-1289. Epub 2020 Aug 18 doi: 10.1002/dc.24573. PMID: 32809258
Primary Vaginal Gastric-type Adenocarcinoma and Vaginal Adenosis Exhibiting Gastric Differentiation: Report of a Series With Detailed Immunohistochemical Analysis.
Wong RW, Moore M, Talia KL, Ganesan R, McCluggage WG
Am J Surg Pathol 2018 Jul;42(7):958-970. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001068. PMID: 29664741
Large contribution of human papillomavirus in vaginal neoplastic lesions: a worldwide study in 597 samples.
Alemany L, Saunier M, Tinoco L, Quirós B, Alvarado-Cabrero I, Alejo M, Joura EA, Maldonado P, Klaustermeier J, Salmerón J, Bergeron C, Petry KU, Guimerà N, Clavero O, Murillo R, Clavel C, Wain V, Geraets DT, Jach R, Cross P, Carrilho C, Molina C, Shin HR, Mandys V, Nowakowski AM, Vidal A, Lombardi L, Kitchener H, Sica AR, Magaña-León C, Pawlita M, Quint W, Bravo IG, Muñoz N, de Sanjosé S, Bosch FX; HPV VVAP study group
Eur J Cancer 2014 Nov;50(16):2846-54. Epub 2014 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2014.07.018. PMID: 25155250
Thin-layer (liquid-based) cytologic findings of papillary squamotransitional cell carcinoma of the cervix. Review of cases over a 4-year period with emphasis on potential diagnostic pitfalls.
Ng WK
Acta Cytol 2003 Mar-Apr;47(2):141-8. doi: 10.1159/000326494. PMID: 12685179
Multifocal vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia grade III and multicentric lower genital tract neoplasia is associated with transcriptionally active human papillomavirus.
van Beurden M, ten Kate FJ, Smits HL, Berkhout RJ, de Craen AJ, van der Vange N, Lammes FB, ter Schegget J
Cancer 1995 Jun 15;75(12):2879-84. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19950615)75:12<2879::aid-cncr2820751214>3.0.co;2-w. PMID: 7773937

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