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Lavleen Singh¹, Kalpana Kumari¹, Sonal Sharma¹

¹University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

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|November 24, 2022

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The 2006 International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) classification improves vulvar dermatoses (VD) reporting. Dermatopathologist review enhances diagnostic accuracy for these challenging biopsies.

Keywords:

ISSVD 2006 differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia vulvar dermatoses

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Histopathology

Background:

Vulvar dermatoses (VD) present diagnostic challenges due to vulvar heterogeneity and limited specialist experience.
The International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) developed a classification system for VD based on histopathological tissue reactions.
This study evaluates the utility of the 2006 ISSVD classification and the impact of expert review on diagnostic yield.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the effectiveness of the 2006 ISSVD classification in reporting vulvar dermatoses.
To determine if review by dermatopathologists improves the diagnostic accuracy of vulvar biopsies.

Main Methods:

Retrieved 106 vulvar biopsy reports, focusing on 55 benign non-infectious conditions.
Initial diagnoses were compared against review diagnoses assigned by three dermatopathologists using the ISSVD 2006 classification.
Analyzed the impact of dermatopathologist review on diagnostic yield.

Main Results:

Sclerotic (34.6%), spongiotic (18%), and acanthotic (14.5%) patterns were the most common tissue reactions.
The rate of non-specific or descriptive reports significantly decreased from 83.6% to 1.8% after implementing the ISSVD 2006 classification and dermatopathologist review.

Conclusions:

Utilizing tissue reaction patterns in vulvar biopsy reporting enhances lesion comprehension and clinical relevance.
Dermatopathologist review of challenging vulvar biopsies demonstrably increases diagnostic yield and accuracy.