• Squamous vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: 2004 modified terminology, ISSVD Vulvar Oncology Subcommittee. (cancer.gov)
  • Clinically, angiokeratoma of Fordyce over the vulva should be differentiated from angiomas (cherry angiomas, pyogenic granuloma, and lymphangioma), verrucous lesions (seborrhoeic keratosis, condyloma acuminata, nodular prurigo, condyloma lata, and certain nevi), and malignancies (melanoma and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia). (natoursprung.de)
  • Vulvar and vaginal neoplasms make up a small percentage (3%) of female genital cancers. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are four main groups of vaginal neoplasms: benign neoplasms, in situ neoplasms, malignant neoplasms, and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior. (wikipedia.org)
  • Effect of human papillomavirus vaccines on vulvar, vaginal, and anal intraepithelial lesions and vulvar cancer. (cancer.gov)
  • Vulvar tumors are those neoplasms of the vulva. (wikipedia.org)
  • This summary addresses squamous cell cancer of the vulva and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasias (VIN), some of which are thought to be precursors to invasive squamous cell cancers. (cancer.gov)
  • The vulva is the area immediately external to the vagina, including the mons pubis, labia, clitoris, and Bartholin glands. (cancer.gov)
  • Invasive and preinvasive neoplasms of the vulva may be HPV-induced, and the carcinogenic effect may be widespread in the vulvar epithelium. (cancer.gov)
  • From this group of disorder, angiokeratomas and lymphangiectasis are the lesions most frequently seen in the vulva . (natoursprung.de)
  • Primary villoglandular mucinous adenocarcinoma of the vulva is rare tumor. (hindawi.com)
  • Primary adenocarcinomas of the vulva are rare and especially the villoglandular mucinous adenocarcinoma of intestinal type is rare variant of vulvar adenocarcinoma. (hindawi.com)
  • Vulvar cancers are those malignant neoplasms that originate from vulvar epithelium, while vulvar sarcomas develop from non-epithelial cells such as bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. (wikipedia.org)
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection: In many cases, the development of vulvar cancer is preceded by condyloma or squamous dysplasia. (cancer.gov)
  • Malignant vulvar tumors can develop in the inner edges of the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris or in the Bartholin glands. (wikipedia.org)
  • The clitoris and Bartholin glands are less frequently involved. (cancer.gov)
  • The possibility that those tumors may originate from cloacal remnants has been raised [ 2 - 12 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Malignant vulvar neoplasms makes up 6% of all reproductive organ cancer and 0.7% of the total cancers in women in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the United States, vulvar cancer accounts for nearly 6% of cancers of the female reproductive organs and 0.7% of all cancers in women. (wikipedia.org)
  • Malignant neoplasms are also simply known as cancers.Tumor (American English) or tumour (British English), Latin for swelling, one of the cardinal signs of inflammation, originally meant any form of swelling, neoplastic or not. (wikipedia.org)
  • More than 90% of invasive vulvar cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. (cancer.gov)
  • Vulvar cancer accounts for about 6% of cancers of the female genital system in the United States. (cancer.gov)
  • Grossly, the resected tumor from vestibule of vagina was papillomatous nodule, 4 × 2 cm in size and yellowish in color (Figure 1 ). (hindawi.com)
  • They can be benign or malignant (vulvar cancer). (wikipedia.org)
  • While cancer is by definition malignant, a tumor can be benign, precancerous, or malignant. (wikipedia.org)
  • We report a case of 68-year-old woman who developed this very uncommon malignant tumor. (hindawi.com)
  • On physical examination, a 4 cm nodular yellowish lesion on the vestibule under the orifice of the urethra was seen and vulvar biopsy was taken. (hindawi.com)
  • Surgical specimen showing the papillomatous, yellowish nodular lesion measuring 4 × 2 cm. (hindawi.com)
  • In the 4th edition of WHO classification of tumors of female reproductive organs, primary villoglandular mucinous adenocarcinoma is defined as a primary invasive glandular epithelial tumor of intestinal type and the synonyms are cloacogenic carcinoma or cloacogenic adenocarcinoma [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The tumor had a large proportion of mitotic cells and its resemblance to adenocarcinoma of the large intestine was striking. (hindawi.com)
  • The high proportion of mitotic cells and resemblance to well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the large intestine suggested that this neoplasm was adenocarcinoma rather than adenoma. (hindawi.com)
  • The cells lost their normal basal polarity. (hindawi.com)
  • Vulvar neoplasms are divided into cystic or solid lesions and other mixed types. (wikipedia.org)
  • We report the development of multiple vulvar angiokeratomas in a 40-year-old female after undergoing a perineoplasty successfully treated with electrocautery. (natoursprung.de)
  • What's New in Vulvar Cancer Research and Treatment? (wikipedia.org)
  • The labia majora are the most common sites of vulvar carcinoma and account for about 50% of cases. (cancer.gov)
  • 1 ] Lesions are multifocal in about 5% of cases. (cancer.gov)
  • All studies reporting cases of Bartholin's gland cancer were screened and evaluated for inclusion. (bvsalud.org)
  • Bartholin gland cancer remains a challenge for gynecologic oncologists. (bvsalud.org)
  • One out of every 333 women will develop vulvar cancer. (wikipedia.org)
  • The fundamental key is to limit de-escalation to a narrow subpopulation with favorable prognostic factors, such as patients with BRCA-mutated and/or homologous recombination-deficient tumors without macroscopic residual disease after surgery or other high-risk clinical factors. (bvsalud.org)