Vulvar Cancers

Preinvasive Disease of the Vulva

General Considerations
The vulvar skin is one component of the anogenital epithelium, extending from the distal…    

Extramammary Paget’s Disease

General Considerations
Paget’s disease of the skin is an intraepithelial neoplasia, or adenocarcinoma in situ, and…    

Vulvar Cancer Operative Morbidity & Mortality

Operative Morbidity & Mortality

The most frequently encountered complication is wound breakdown, which occurs in well…    

Vulvar Cancer Prognosis

The principal prognostic factors in cancer of the vulva are the presence or absence of regional lymph node…    

Vulvar Cancer Treatment

Staging and treatment for vulvar cancer is surgical (Table 49-1). The primary treatment…    

Melanoma - Vulvar Cancers

Melanoma is the most frequent nonsquamous cell malignancy of the vulva and comprises approximately 5% of primary carcinomas…    

Vulvar Atypias - Cancer of the Vulva

VULVAR ATYPIAS
There has been a lack of uniformity in defining vulvar atypias. There are minimal…    

Advanced Vulvar Tumor - Cancer of the Vulva

Large tumors of the vulva encroaching on the anorectal area and the urethra require more extensive treatment than…    

Paget’s Disease

Paget’s disease is a rare intraepithelial disorder of the vulvar skin that is seen in postmenopausal women. Unlike…    

Invasive Vulvar Carcinomas

INVASIVE VULVAR CARCINOMAS
The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) has defined four clinical stages…    

Bartholin Gland Carcinoma

Primary carcinoma of Bartholin’s gland accounts for 5% of all vulvar cancers, and over 200 cases have been…    

Verrucous Carcinoma - Vulvar Cancers

Verrucous carcinoma of the vulva is a variant of epidermoid carcinoma. Clinically, it appears as large, condylomatous lesions.…    

Vulvar Cancer Symptoms and signs

Clinical Findings
The patient with vulvar cancer characteristically has had infrequent medical examinations. Approximately 10%…    

Cancer of the Vulva

Vulvar cancer accounts for about 4% of cancers in the female reproductive organs and 0.6% of all cancers…