DNA Hypermethylation Profiles in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva

Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva in pregnancy.

Two women presenting with invasive squamous cell cancer of the vulva during pregnancy are reported. The first patient was successfully treated by radical vulvectomy 2 weeks after cesarean section delivery; the second patient died of disseminated cancer despite radical vulvectomy and postoperative radiation therapy. In the second case the diagnosis was not established until 3 months after delive...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva: prognostic factors influencing survival.

One hundred seventy-two cases of patients with squamous cell cancer of the vulva treated at the University of Michigan Medical Center from 1975 to 1988 are reported. The mean age was 66 years with a range of 21 to 101 years. The distribution by stage included Stage I, 65; Stage II, 44; Stage III, 50; and Stage IV, 13 patients. Groin node dissections performed on 145 patients showed negative nod...

The Usefulness of CD10 in Distinguishing between Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Background & Objectives:  CD10 is a cell surface enzyme with metalloendopeptidase activity, also known as Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Antigen, which mainly serves as a marker for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). To date and to the best of our knowledge, only few comparative immunohistochemical studies have assessed CD10 expression in cutaneous epithelial neoplasms. Our goal was to d...

Concurrence of Primary Cutaneous Extra Mammary Paget’s Disease and Squamous Cell Carcinoma in situ of Vulva: A Case Report

Extramammary Paget’s disease and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia are common lesions of vulve, but synchronous occurrence is rare in a same location. Herein we describe a concurrence of primary cutaneous extra mammary Paget’s disease and squamous cell carcinoma in situ of vulva in an Iranian women. A 59 year old woman, initially presented to Kosar teaching hospital gynecology clinic April 2017 ...