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 ...

Vulvar melanomas are rare, with incidence rates in the range of 0.1–0.19 per 1000,000 women. In India, due to less reporting and late onset, only a few cases are reported. They account for 4–10 % of all cases and are the second most common form of vulvar malignancy after squamous cell carcinoma. Mean age of the occurrence is 69 years (most common in 60–70 years). Also, 5 years’ survival is rare...

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 ...

AIM To disclose possible association between exophytic vulvar condyloma acuminata and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in generally healthy, sexually active women. METHODS This retrospective study included 74 patients (study group) who were referred for laser vaporization therapy of exophytic vulvar condyloma acuminata, and 88 asymptomatic volunteers without evidence of exophytic vulvar con...

vulvar cancer is a rare gynecological malignancy with mainly lymphatic spread. sentinel node mapping plays an important role in the management of this gynecological malignancy. in the current study, we reported our experience in sentinel node mapping of vulvar cancer and review the literature accordingly. since the introduction of sentinel node mapping to the surgical oncology community of our ...

No standard screening programs exist to detect vulvar carcinoma or its precursor lesions, and therefore gynecologists, dermatologists and other healthcare providers in this field should be aware of the clinical features, behavior and management of the different existing premalignant vulvar lesions, squamous vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN), vulvar Paget's disease and melanoma in situ. In ...

Cattle exhibiting the vulvovaginitis form of the IBR complex are sexually mature females that do not appear ill. Signs of IPV include a thick yellow to brown vulvar discharge that attaches to the vulvar tuft of hair. The vulva is swollen and the vulvar and vaginal lining is reddened, dying and/or contains small whitish-colored pustules. The vaginal-vulvar infection causes irritation, exhibited ...

Sebaceous gland hyperplasia (SGH) is a benign condition that originates in the sebaceous follicles and occurs most commonly on the forehead and cheek. It is very rarely found in the genital region; however, a few case reports have described SGH of the vulva. We recently encountered a case of vulvar SGH in a young woman who presented with an asymmetric labium minus and unilateral vulvar hypertro...