Vulvar carcinoma: dilemma, debates, and decisions

Vulvar carcinoma: dilemma, debates, and decisions

Vulvar carcinoma is a rare and aggressive gynecological malignancy. It affects elderly females, with the mean age at diagnosis being 55-60 years. Regional metastasis to inguinal lymph nodes is common. There is a high incidence of pelvic node involvement, especially in those with pathologically positive inguinal nodes. Surgery appears to be the only curative treatment option in the early stages ...

VULVAR CARCINOMA IN PREGNANCY: A CASE REPORT

  ABSTRACT Carcinoma of the vulva has commonly been recognized as a disease of postmenopausal women, but some cases have been reported in young women during pregnancy. Medical records were reviewed for a patient with vulvar carcinoma diagnosed in pregnancy. Using Medline and cross references, pertinent articles were sought and reviewed. A 28-year-old Afghan woman in her sixth...

Italy debates end of life decisions.

Clinical analysis of vulvar carcinoma

Objective: The purpose of this study is to understand the incidence, related factors, and the prognosis factors in order to avoid risk, proper method of diagnosis and treatment and reduce complications and provide the basis. Methods: 85 Vulvar cancer (VC) patients treated in our hospital from 2002.10 to 2012.10 were collected and analyzed by retrospective comparative methods. SPSS19.0 applicati...

Giant vulvar basal cell carcinoma.

To cite: Garg M, Sharma P, Gupta S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200180 DESCRIPTION We report a case of 30-year-old woman presented with giant, foul smelling ulcerated growth involving the vulva. The growth was involving the whole of labia majora, minora and adjacent skin associated with itching, bleeding and discharge (figure 1). The...