Invasive vulvar cancer in a woman with human immunodeficiency virus: case report and review of the literature.
Gynecol Oncol
; 98(1): 151-4, 2005 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
HIV is associated with a decrease in cellular immunity which allows for persistence of high-risk HPV types and this can predispose the woman to dysplasia or cancer of the gynecologic tract. CASE We present a case of Stage 3 vulvar cancer in a 33-year-old HIV positive woman. The patient was treated with primary radiation; unfortunately there was persistent disease. Exenterative surgery was planned but abandoned due to a positive presacral node.CONCLUSION:
The optimal treatment of advanced vulvar cancer in HIV positive patients remains unclear given the small number of cases reported in the literature. Lessons from the anal cancer literature may help inform the care of vulvar cancer patients given the comparable high prevalence of this disease in the patients infected with HIV.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Vulva
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Infecciones por VIH
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gynecol Oncol
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá