Carcinoma of the vulva in Jamaican women
Sengupta, B.S.
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 60(6): 537-544
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6349 PMID: 7336891 Document Number: 182485
Clinical and pathological analysis of vulvar carcinoma in 119 Jamaican women, treated at the University Hospital of the West Indies, over the past 18 yr 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 [International Federation of Gynecologic Oncology] staging of vulvar carcinoma.