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Cancer - vulva - Symptom

Alternative Names

Cancer - perineum

Symptoms:

Nearly 20% of women with vulvar cancer have no symptoms.

Signs and tests:

The following are used to diagnose vulvar cancer:

  • Biopsy
  • Pelvic examination to look for any skin changes
  • Reviewed last on: 6/10/2008
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts and Figures 2006. Atlanta, Ga: American Cancer Society; 2006.

Whitcomb BP. Gynecologic malignancies. Surg Clin North Am. 2008;88:301-317.

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