Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ—The Importance of Early Diagnosis in Bowen Disease, Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Erythroplasia of Queyrat
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Bowen’s Disease (BD)
3. Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN)
4. Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PeIN)
5. Current Treatments in BD, VIN, and PeIN
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Clinical Parameters (0–10 Points) | |
Lesion Size | Small (≤1 cm): 1 point Medium (1–2 cm): 2 points Large (>2 cm): 3 points |
Number of Lesions | Single lesion: 1 point Multiple lesions: 3 points |
Location | Non-cosmetically sensitive areas (e.g., trunk, limbs): 1 point Cosmetically sensitive areas (e.g., face, hands, genitalia, penile shaft): 2 points |
Macroscopic aspect | Well-demarcated plaque: 1 point Irregular borders: 2 points |
Pathology features (0–20 points) | |
Epidermal Involvement | Partial thickness: 1 point Moderate: 2 points Severe: 3 points |
Dermo-Epidermal Junction | Intact: 1 point Disrupted: 2 points |
Inflammatory Infiltrate | Minimal: 1 point Moderate: 2 points Severe: 3 points |
Dermo-Epidermal Junction | Intact: 1 point Disrupted: 2 points |
Keratinocyte Atypia | Minimal: 1 point Moderate: 3 points Severe: 5 points |
Hyperkeratosis | Mild: 1 point Moderate: 2 points Severe: 3 points |
Parakeratosis | Absent: 0 points Present: 2 points |
Low Risk (5–10 points): Typically managed with topical therapies or destructive modalities. Close follow-up is recommended. Moderate Risk (11–20 points): May require more aggressive treatment, including surgical excision or combination therapies. Regular monitoring for recurrence or progression. High Risk (>20 points): Often necessitates comprehensive treatment approaches, potentially involving multi-disciplinary care. Close and frequent monitoring for signs of progression to invasive cSCC. |
Primary Lesion | Characteristics | Differentials |
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Erythematous |
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White/gray lesions |
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Depigmentation |
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Brown/black |
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Violet-reddish | Vascular tissue |
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Author | Clinical Appearance | Dermoscopy | Pathology |
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De Giorgi et al. (2023) [88] | (1) Reddish shiny lesion with clear margins. | Homogeneous erythematous area (entire lesion) does not disappear under pressure. Vascular pattern: regular glomerular vessels. | VIN |
(2) Whitish erythematous, dyschromic lesion. | Non-compact white areas, homogeneous with erythematous areas to be seen transparently. | VIN | |
(3) Whitish dyschromic lesion. | Compact milky-white areas (entire lesion). | VIN | |
(4) Pigmented lesion with a color spectrum from light brown to dark brown. | Diffuse pigmentation, linear distribution with delimited translucent whitish areas, and no pigmented network. | Pigmented VIN | |
(5) Red to white non-pigmented lesion. | Atypical vascular pattern with a variable red-to-white background. | VIN | |
Barisani et al. (2017) [89] | (1) Vulvar hyperkeratotic, warty, papillomatous plaque. | Papillomatous, hyperkeratotic scales with an erythematous center and whitish peripheral borders, white homogeneous keratotic areas, pink-to-red areas, and erosions. Vascular pattern: dotted and glomerular vessels. | VIN, HPV 33 |
(2) Hyperkeratotic, multifocal vulvar plaque. | White hyperkeratotic, vegetating structures adjacent to smooth, pink-to-red areas. Vascular pattern: dotted and glomerular vessels. | VIN, HIV | |
(3) Erythematous, asymptomatic vulvar plaque. | Uniform whitish background with pink areas. Vascular pattern: curvy and short serpentine vessels. | dVIN History of: surgical excision of an invasive vulvar SCC vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) | |
(4) Pigmented lesion, flat, well-demarcated, with a rough surface/ | Light-brown background with hyperpigmented, cerebriform structures and well-defined borders; parallel pigmented dots. | VIN, HPV 18 | |
Rao et al. (2023) [90] | Hyperkeratotic verrucous brown plaque with few erythematous eroded areas |
| VHSIL |
Ronger-Savle et al. (2011) [91] | Nonmelanocytic lesions |
| VIN |
VIN | Microscopic Findings | Immunohistochemistry | HPV Association |
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dVIN |
| P16: Usually negative. Few cases display a non-blocklike pattern limited to the lower epithelial half. P53: Usually positive (>80% dvin with TP53 mutation), most prominent in the basal layer, with suprabasal extension. | Not HPV-driven.Lichen-sclerosus associated. |
VHSIL |
| P16: Usually positive, in a block-like pattern (diffuse, strong, and continuous). P53: Usually negative. | HPV-driven. |
dVIN | VHSIL | |||
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Keratinizing (>40% of the Epithelium Express Maturation) | Non-Keratinizing (<40% of the Epithelium Express Maturation) | Warty | Basaloid | Mixed |
Four subtypes:
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PeIN | Microscopic Findings | Immunohistochemical p16 Overexpression | HPV Association |
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Differentiated | Acanthosis, hyperkeratosis, hypergranulosis. Keratin pearls. Elongated rete ridges. Dyskeratosis. Absent atypia or koilocytes. Basal keratinocytes: eosinophilic, abundant cytoplasm; irregular, hyperchromatic nuclei; rare mitotic figures. | Absent. | Not HPV-driven. Lichen sclerosus-associated. |
Undifferentiated | Parakeratosis. Dyskeratosis. Atypia, which affects most of the epidermis. Koilocytes. Pleomorphic cells. Three subtypes: | Positive | HPV-driven. |
Warty: spiking architecture. Intense cellular pleomorphism, hyperkeratosis, and parakeratosis. | Positive. | ||
Basaloid: a flat architecture. Monomorphic small-sized, ovoid, basophilic cells with amphophilic cytoplasm, and evident nucleoli. | Most positive. | ||
Mixed (basaloid and warty) | Positive. | ||
PEKMB | Achantosis. Hyperkeratosis. Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia. | Negative. | Not HPV-driven. Lichen sclerosus-associated. |
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Scurtu, L.G.; Scurtu, F.; Dumitrescu, S.C.; Simionescu, O. Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ—The Importance of Early Diagnosis in Bowen Disease, Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Erythroplasia of Queyrat. Diagnostics 2024, 14, 1799. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161799
Scurtu LG, Scurtu F, Dumitrescu SC, Simionescu O. Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ—The Importance of Early Diagnosis in Bowen Disease, Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Erythroplasia of Queyrat. Diagnostics. 2024; 14(16):1799. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161799
Chicago/Turabian StyleScurtu, Lucian G., Francesca Scurtu, Sebastian Catalin Dumitrescu, and Olga Simionescu. 2024. "Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ—The Importance of Early Diagnosis in Bowen Disease, Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Erythroplasia of Queyrat" Diagnostics 14, no. 16: 1799. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161799
APA StyleScurtu, L. G., Scurtu, F., Dumitrescu, S. C., & Simionescu, O. (2024). Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ—The Importance of Early Diagnosis in Bowen Disease, Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Erythroplasia of Queyrat. Diagnostics, 14(16), 1799. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161799