Verrucous carcinoma of the vulva: diagnosis and treatment
An. bras. dermatol
; 92(2): 243-245, Mar.-Apr. 2017. graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Vulvar cancer accounts for less than 1% of malignancies in women. Verrucous carcinoma of the vulva is a rare histological variation, comprising less than 1% of vulvar cancer cases. Although it is characterized as being locally invasive, the condition is not associated with metastatic spreading. Lesions present in the form of a verrucous, ulcerated, and bleeding tumor that can reach large dimensions. This type of tumor can be mistaken for condylomata, both macroscopically and microscopically. We report the case of an 81-year-old patient with a large vulvar tumor presented for eight years, initially considered as a Buschke-Löwenstein tumor. The patient underwent radical vulvectomy with a V-Y advancement flap technique. This type of tumor should be considered by clinicians dealing with condylomatous ulcerative lesions that do not respond to the usual treatment.
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Vulva
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Carcinoma Verrugoso
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Tumor de Buschke-Lowenstein
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Asunto de la revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Año:
2017
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Article