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. 2020 Oct 27;25(1):57–70. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000572

TABLE 2.

Spectrum of Dyskeratosis in dVIN and VAM20

Diagnosis Surface features Intercellular breakdown Premature maturation % of epithelium with cellular maturation
Nonkeratinizing dVIN
 Basaloid dVIN Thin PK
Erosion
Uncommon None <10
 Intermediate dVIN Thin PK
Erosion
Uncommon None 10–40
Keratinizing dVIN
 Atrophic Thin PK
Normal
Variable None 50–80
 Subtle Normal
Thin PK
None None 60–90
 Traditional Thin to thick PK/HK Frequent Frequent 40–90
 Acantholytic Thin to thick PK Marked Variable 40–90
 Hypertrophic Thin to thick PK/HK Frequent Frequent 40–90
VAM Thick PK/HK Variable Frequent >80