Case Report

Neglected Vulvar ‘Dermatitis’ in a Young Woman: A Case of Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Pinar İncel Uysal^1*, Duru Tabanlıoğlu Onan¹, Aysel Çolak², Önder Bozdoğan², Ferda Artüz¹

¹ Department of Dermatology

² Department of Pathology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara

Anahtar Kelimeler: Lichen sclerosusvulvar diseases; vulvar neoplasms

Keywords: Lichen sclerosusvulvar diseases; vulvar neoplasms

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

Observation:

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the vulva is one of the most common tumors of the female reproductive system even if it is a rare malignancy. Vulvar SCC can have variable clinical presentations that may lead to misdiagnosis and diagnostic delay. We report a case of vulvar itchy 'dermatitis' from which an invasive squamous cell carcinoma developed following the long period of self-treatment.