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- Title
Vulvar Carcinoma in Pregnant Women Aged Less than 40 Years: Case Report.
- Authors
Hasanzadeh, Malihe; Zamiri-Akhlaghi, Amir; Hassanpoor-Moghaddam, Maryam; Shahidsales, Soodabeh
- Abstract
Background: Invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva is primarily a disease of postmenopausal women and thus is rarely associated with pregnancy. Case: We have reported on a young woman under 40 years old with vulvar carcinoma, which occurred during the pregnancy but optimal treatment was delayed to the postpartum period. This 37-year-old woman was diagnosed with 3x3 cm vulvar lesion, 2 weeks after cesarean section, subsequent biopsy revealed squamous cell carcinoma. She had a history of an ulcer on her left labia minor at the third month of the pregnancy. She was treated by a modified radical vulvectomy and bilateral groin lymphadenectomy. She did not receive any additional treatments. Now after two years, she has had no recurrence of the disease. Conclusion: This case emphasizes on the need to consider malignancy as a differential diagnosis in vulvar lesions of pregnant young women.
- Subjects
BIOPSY; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; SURGICAL excision; LYMPH node surgery; POSTNATAL care; SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma; VULVAR tumors; VULVECTOMY; ADULTS; PREGNANCY
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2014, Vol 7, Issue 3, p175
- ISSN
2008-2398
- Publication type
Article