The presence of a vulvar ulcer in adolescent patients is a diagnostic challenge for physicians and a cause of signifi cant stress for parents and patients.1 Vulvar ulcer is considered a rare condition. However, physicians who specialize in the care of adolescents and children with vulvar pathology consider vulvar ulcers to be a frequent complaint.2 A structured approach facilitates the study of...

Gastroesophageal-vul var leiomyomatosis is a very rare condition it is characterized by diffuse, ill-defined proliferation of smooth muscle in the esophagus and vulva. We present an interesting case of esophageal leiomyomatosis in a woman with a history of vulvar leiomyomatosis and a gall bladder full of stones. She was 18-years old and had a 4 year history of vulvar mass and clitoromegaly,...

BACKGROUND The histological characteristics of ocular adnexal lymphomas have previously provided only a limited guide to clinical outcome for affected patients. This clinicopathological relation was re-examined using the Revised European American Lymphoma (REAL) system to classify the tumours in a large cohort of patients. METHODS The biopsies and clinical follow up data for 192 patients with...

OBJECTIVE To develop a tool for individualized risk estimation of presence of cancer in women with adnexal masses, and to assess the added value of plasma fibrinogen. STUDY DESIGN We performed a retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database of 906 patients with adnexal masses who underwent cystectomy or oophorectomy. Uni- and multivariate logistic regression analyses including...

Background: Over-expression of CD117 and cytokeratin 20 (CK20) is seen in many malignancies. Given that few studies have been conducted regarding the role of these biomarkers in the etiology of bladder tumours, this study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of CD117 and CK 20 biomarkers in the benign and malignant tumours of urinary bladder carcinoma. Methods: This case-control study was co...

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 pregnancy presented ...

Myiasis is a parasitic infestation caused by the larvae of several fly species. Diagnosis and treatment are simple. The location of this infestation at the vulvar area is, however, an extremely rare occurrence. The authors present two cases of vulvar myiasis affecting pregnant women. The first case is a 19-year-old pregnant girl with vulvar myiasis and concomitant syphilis, vaginal trichomonias...

The vulvar cancer is a rare disease. It's incidence is about 2.2 cases per 100, 000 women. The presentation of invasive vulvar cancer and in situ vulvar cancer has arrise in it's presentation with an increse of 2.4% per year. The National Cancer Institute has reported that vulvar cancer has been one of the twelve maliganant tumors that have increased thei incidence. The following is a case repo...

Vulvar varicosities are generally not an indication for a caesarean section but in a rare case of severe vulvar varicosities, it would be a controversial issue whether to perform a caesarean section for fear they might rupture during a vaginal delivery. We present a case of huge vulvar varicosities during pregnancy. MRI revealed obstruction of the internal iliac system by the gravid uterus and ...