vulvar carcinoma in pregnancy in women aged less than 40 years: case report

background: invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva is primarily a disease of postmenopausal women and thus is rarely associated with pregnancy. case: we have reported on a young woman under 40 years old with vulvar carcinoma, which occurred during the pregnancy but optimal treatment was delayed to the postpartum period. this 37-year-old woman was diagnosed with 3x3 cm vulvar lesion, 2 weeks after cesarean section, subsequent biopsy revealed squamous cell carcinoma. she had a history of an ulcer on her left labia minor at the third month of the pregnancy. she was treated by a modified radical vulvectomy and bilateral groin lymphadenectomy. she did not receive any additional treatments. now after two years, she has had no recurrence of the disease. conclusion : this case emphasizes on the need to consider malignancy as a differential diagnosis in vulvar lesions of pregnant young women.   please cite this article as: hasanzadeh m, zamiri akhlaghi a, hassanpoor moghaddam m , shahidsales s. vulvar carcinoma in pregnant women aged less than 40 years: case report. iran j cancer prev. 2014; 7(3):175-8