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Invasive vulvar carcinoma in two women infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

Gynecol Oncol. 1996 Mar;60(3):500-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96370771
Wright TC; Koulos JP; Liu P; Sun XW; Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons,; Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.

Abstract: This report presents two HIV-infected women who developed invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva. One patient was diagnosed with Stage II vulvar cancer 4 years after surgical excision of VIN. This patient underwent a hemivulvectomy and external-beam radiation therapy, but has subsequently developed recurrent vulvar cancer. The other patient was diagnosed with stage IV invasive vulvar cancer 1 year after the diagnosis of VIN and died of invasive vulvar cancer 11 months later. VIN should be considered a serious condition in HIV-infected women and clinicians should be careful to examine the vulva and perianal region in all HIV-infected women.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Carcinoma in Situ/COMPLICATIONS/SURGERY Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*COMPLICATIONS/*PATHOLOGY/SURGERY Case Report Combined Modality Therapy Female Human Middle Age Neoplasm Invasiveness Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Neoplasm Staging Reoperation Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Vulvar Neoplasms/*COMPLICATIONS/*PATHOLOGY/SURGERY JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDcomplicationsadultcarcinomainsitu/complications/surgerycarcinoma,squamouscell/KWDcomplications/KWDpathology/surgerycasereportcombinedmodalitytherapyfemalehumanmiddleageneoplasminvasivenessneoplasmrecurrence,localneoplasmstagingreoperationsupport,uKWDsKWDgov't,pKWDhKWDsKWDvulvarneoplasms/KWDcomplications/KWDpathology/surgeryjournalarticle
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