Open AccessCarcinoma of the Vulva in Jamaican Women
Author(s) -
Sengupta Bijoy Sree
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348109155482
Subject(s) - medicine , vulvar carcinoma , epidemiology , vulva , natural history , carcinoma , pathological , vulvar cancer , vulvar diseases , gynecology , dermatology , pathology
Clinical and pathological analysis of vulvar carcinoma in 119 Jamaican women, treated at the University Hospital of the West Indies, over the past 18 years stresses that the tumor was more frequently seen in women under the age of 50—contrary to the experience of authors from the Western metropolitan countries. The natural history of the tumor showed that in 51% of cases, vulvar carcinoma co‐existed or followed previous chronic vulvar granulomatous disease and showed a rapid tumor progression in these post‐granulomatous cases. Features of other epidemiological and clinical importance are discussed. Special reference has been made concerning the problem of applying FIGO staging of vulvar carcinoma.