Open AccessVulvar invasive squamous cell carcinoma in a young patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-seropositivity
Author(s) -
T Rao,
Sravani Sandhya Bellam,
P Gurupuprasad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.167180
Subject(s) - medicine , vulva , malignancy , histopathology , etiology , immunodeficiency , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , basal cell , dermatology , pathology , immunology , immune system
Vulvar squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) are rare malignancy of unknown etiology. Only 10% of these tumors occur under the age of 40 years. We are describing one such rare case where a 29-year-old female patient had presented with nonhealing ulcer over vulva since 4 months. Histopathology revealed invasive SCC of the vulva. The occurrence of invasive vulvar SCC in a younger patient is rare. In this patient, it is most likely precipitated by immunodeficiency caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus.