Vulvar Cancer with Cutaneous and Breast Metastases
Vulvar cancer accounts for about 5% of cancer of female genitalia. It may initially present as benign symptoms resulting in potential delay in diagnosis. Few cases of distant metastases to skin or breast have been reported. We present the case of a 76-year-old female with possible delay in diagnosis...
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| author | Nawaraj Adhikari Adarsh Vennepureddy Sara Parylo Anupma Agarwal Meekoo Dhar |
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| description | Vulvar cancer accounts for about 5% of cancer of female genitalia. It may initially present as benign symptoms resulting in potential delay in diagnosis. Few cases of distant metastases to skin or breast have been reported. We present the case of a 76-year-old female with possible delay in diagnosis of her squamous cell carcinoma of vulva. After 4 months of the diagnosis, she presented with concurrent cutaneous and breast metastases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9105f86adf194fdda5003a89665a7c1d2025-02-03T00:58:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352021-01-01202110.1155/2021/82418158241815Vulvar Cancer with Cutaneous and Breast MetastasesNawaraj Adhikari0Adarsh Vennepureddy1Sara Parylo2Anupma Agarwal3Meekoo Dhar4Department of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USADepartment of Haematology/Oncology, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USADepartment of Haematology/Oncology, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USADepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USADepartment of Haematology/Oncology, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305, USAVulvar cancer accounts for about 5% of cancer of female genitalia. It may initially present as benign symptoms resulting in potential delay in diagnosis. Few cases of distant metastases to skin or breast have been reported. We present the case of a 76-year-old female with possible delay in diagnosis of her squamous cell carcinoma of vulva. After 4 months of the diagnosis, she presented with concurrent cutaneous and breast metastases.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8241815 |
| spellingShingle | Nawaraj Adhikari Adarsh Vennepureddy Sara Parylo Anupma Agarwal Meekoo Dhar Vulvar Cancer with Cutaneous and Breast Metastases Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Vulvar Cancer with Cutaneous and Breast Metastases |
| title_full | Vulvar Cancer with Cutaneous and Breast Metastases |
| title_fullStr | Vulvar Cancer with Cutaneous and Breast Metastases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vulvar Cancer with Cutaneous and Breast Metastases |
| title_short | Vulvar Cancer with Cutaneous and Breast Metastases |
| title_sort | vulvar cancer with cutaneous and breast metastases |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8241815 |
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