Skin metastases of vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. Presentation of a rare case.
Chrisostomos Sofoudis, Nicolaos Salakos, Maria Tolia, Eleni E. Carvounis, Amelia Melloy, Ioannis Kouvaris, Georgios Fragoulidis
Abstract
Chrisostomos Sofoudis, Nicolaos Salakos, Maria Tolia, Eleni E. Carvounis, Amelia Melloy, Ioannis Kouvaris, Georgios Fragoulidis
Abstract
Skin metastases secondary to vulvar carcinoma is an infrequent clinical entity. The authors describe a case of squamous vulvar carcinoma, which presented with cutaneous involvement as a part of distant spread. After a radical vulvectomy, bilateral inguino-femoral lymphadenectomy, and adjuvant radiotherapy, the patient developed multiple cutaneous metastases in lower extremities. This case was unique in presentation, with skin metastases secondary from vulvar carcinoma, and indicated advance disease and poor prognosis.
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Skin metastases secondary to vulvar carcinoma is an infrequent clinical entity. The authors describe a case of squamous vulvar carcinoma, which presented with cutaneous involvement as a part of distant spread. After a radical vulvectomy, bilateral inguino-femoral lymphadenectomy, and adjuvant radiotherapy, the patient developed multiple cutaneous metastases in lower extremities. This case was unique in presentation, with skin metastases secondary from vulvar carcinoma, and indicated advance disease and poor prognosis.
Key concepts: Medicine, Radical Vulvectomy, Vulvar Carcinoma, Presentation (obstetrics), Adjuvant radiotherapy, Vulvar neoplasm, Dermatology, Vulvectomy