squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva

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Epidemiology

  • uncommon
  • 1-5% of genital cancers in women
  • diagnosis generally made in 6th to 7th decade of life

Pathology

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

biopsy of persistent vulvar lesions

Management

More general terms

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
  2. Judson PL, Habermann EB, Baxter NN, Durham SB, Virnig BA. Trends in the incidence of invasive and in situ vulvar carcinoma. Obstet Gynecol. 2006 May;107(5):1018-22. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16648405
  3. Geriatrics at your Fingertips, 13th edition, 2011 Reuben DB et al (eds) American Geriatric Society
  4. National Cancer Institute Vulvar Cancer -Health Professional Version https://www.cancer.gov/types/vulvar/hp