raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:494451

Vulvar basal cell carcinoma

Synonyms: Basal cell carcinoma of vulva

Type
Histopathological subtype
Group
Subtype of disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult, Elderly
Status
active

A rare vulvar carcinoma characterized by a slowly growing ulcer or nodule which is histologically composed of demarcated nests of palisaded basal cells originating at the epidermal-dermal junction. Occasionally, the tumor may be extensively pigmented. Patients most commonly present with pruritus. The lesion is usually treated by local excision, although groin metastases have been reported.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enVulvar basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinoma of vulva
frCarcinome basocellulaire de la vulveCarcinome basocellulaire vulvaire
deBasalzellkarzinom der Vulva
esCarcinoma de células basales de la vulva
itCarcinoma della vulva a cellule basali
nlBasaalcelcarcinoom van vulva
ptCarcinoma basocelular vulvar
plRak podstawnokomórkowy sromuRak podstawnokomórkowy warg sromowych i łechtaczki
csBazocelulární karcinom vulvy= en
ukБазальноклітинна карцинома вульвиБазальноклітинна карцинома вульви
zh外阴基底细胞癌= en
trVulvar bazal hücreli karsinomVulvanın bazal hücreli karsinomu

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10C51.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-112C70.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0002955Evalidated
UMLSC1336977Evalidated
MedDRA10082639Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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