Ryszard Krynicki1, Agnieszka Nalewczyńska1, Bogusław Lindner2, Magdalena Kowalska1, Beata Śpiewankiewicz1 Received: 07.06.2016 Accepted: 22.06.2016 Published: 29.07.2016 © Curr Gynecol Oncol 2016, 14 (2), p. 89–96 DOI: 10.15557/CGO.2016.0010 Ryszard Krynicki, Agnieszka Nalewczyńska, Bogusław Lindner, Magdalena Kowalska, Beata Śpiewankiewicz

Vulvar cancer is a gynecological cancer whose incidence rate is relatively low. Patients generally were admitted at advanced stage, and radiation therapy at advanced stage does not provide favorable prognosis. Two main modalities in the treatment of vulvar cancer are surgery and radiation therapy. However, radiation can be performed in early stage vulvar cancer but surgery is thought to have mo...

despite of the fact that the vulva contains a high density of apocrine and anogenital mammary glands in addition to eccrine glands and folliculosebaceous units, the benign vulvar adnexal tumours are rare. though the varied clinical presentation and diverse histopathological spectrum of vulvar neoplasms has amazed the pathologists, only few studies have been reported in literature. the present f...

BACKGROUND We describe the prevalence of 14 common types [human papillomavirus (HPV)-6/11/16/18/31/33/35/39/45/51/52/56/58/59] in vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia grades 1 to 3 (VIN 1-3) and HPV genotype-specific infection in relation to the development of VIN 1-3. METHODS Data were analyzed from women enrolled in the placebo arms of three randomized double-blind trials. Anogenital examinatio...

67 Evaluation of Premature Mammary CASE PRESENTATION A nine year-old Quarter Horse pregnant mare (277 days in gestation) was presented to Department of Large Animals, the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, for evaluation of premature udder development and vaginal discharge. According to the owner, the mare was used as a pleasure riding horse, and was genera...

Neuroendocrine tumours are rare in the gynaecologic tract, comprising approximately 2% of all gynaecological tumours. They have an aggressive behaviour and are a diagnostic and clinical challenge, due to their rarity and the lack of standardized therapeutic approaches. There are a few case reports. It is defined as a high-grade carcinoma exhibiting neuroendocrine differentiation. The authors de...

OBJECTIVES Our study aimed to determine the epidemiological characteristics and diagnostic and treatment protocols of primary vaginal carcinoma. Also, we compared the clinical and pathological features of primary vaginal carcinoma which intersect with cervical and vulvar carcinomas. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixteen patients with primary vaginal carcinoma, admitted to the Department of Gynecologic...

A 61-year-old woman was referred to surgery for incidentally found colonic polyps during a health examination. Physical examination revealed widespread eczematous skin lesion without pruritus in the perianal and vulvar area. Abdominopelvic computed tomography showed an approximately 4-cm-sized, soft tissue lesion in the right perianal area. Inguinal lymph node dissection and Mils' operation ext...

BACKGROUND Granular cell tumor (GCT) (granular cell "myoblastoma") is an uncommon neoplasm that may mimic carcinoma both clinically and morphologically. Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of vulvar GNT has been described on only one prior occasion. CASE A 74-year-old, black female presented with a mass in the left labia. Fine needle aspiration biopsy revealed rare intact cells; abundant, granul...