Successfully treated case of epithelioid sarcoma of the vulva. 2011

Tatsuyuki Chiyoda, and Mitsuya Ishikawa, and Masaru Nakamura, and Mariko Ogawa, and Kiyoshi Takamatsu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Chiba, Japan.

Epithelioid sarcoma of the vulva is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor. This tumor most commonly occurs on the labia majora in women of reproductive age. The molecular pathogenesis remains largely unknown. Only 20 cases of vulvar epithelioid sarcoma have been reported to date and more than half have had poor outcomes. We report a successfully treated case of vulvar epithelioid sarcoma in a 33-year-old woman. We performed a radical vulvectomy with flap reconstruction. Three years after surgery, the patient remains well, showing no evidence of recurrence. Early tissue diagnosis of vulvar epithelioid sarcoma is essential because this tumor can be clinically misdiagnosed as a benign lesion. Gynecologists should be aware of this rare tumor variant and carefully plan the treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012509 Sarcoma A connective tissue neoplasm formed by proliferation of mesodermal cells; it is usually highly malignant. Sarcoma, Epithelioid,Sarcoma, Soft Tissue,Sarcoma, Spindle Cell,Epithelioid Sarcoma,Epithelioid Sarcomas,Sarcomas,Sarcomas, Epithelioid,Sarcomas, Soft Tissue,Sarcomas, Spindle Cell,Soft Tissue Sarcoma,Soft Tissue Sarcomas,Spindle Cell Sarcoma,Spindle Cell Sarcomas
D014844 Vulva The external genitalia of the female. It includes the CLITORIS, the labia, the vestibule, and its glands. Vulvas
D014846 Vulvar Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the VULVA. Cancer of Vulva,Vulvar Cancer,Cancer of the Vulva,Neoplasms, Vulvar,Vulva Cancer,Vulva Neoplasms,Cancer, Vulva,Cancer, Vulvar,Cancers, Vulva,Cancers, Vulvar,Neoplasm, Vulva,Neoplasm, Vulvar,Neoplasms, Vulva,Vulva Cancers,Vulva Neoplasm,Vulvar Cancers,Vulvar Neoplasm
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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