| Literature DB >> 32952825 |
Alassane Dièye1, Bruce Wembulua Shinga2, Jacques Noel Tendeng1, Moustapha Diedhiou1, Birame Seck3, Abdourahmane Ndong3, Ndèye Méry Dia-Badiane1.
Abstract
Vulvar cancer has been rarely reported in the literature. In young women, it is most often caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), whereas in postmenopausal women, in whom this cancer is more common, it would be caused by estrogen deficiency. Moreover, HIV infection increases the risk of developing vulvar cancer in HIV-positive women as a consequence of the high prevalence of HPV infection in these subjects. Thus, in patients with suspected vulva lesion, biopsy followed by anatomo-pathological examination should be performed in order to establish the diagnosis. We here report a case of vulvar squamous cell carcinoma in a HIV-1-positive patient with first-line antiretroviral therapy (ARV) failure. Copyright: Alassane Dièye et al.Entities:
Keywords: HIV; Squamous cell carcinoma; vulva
Year: 2020 PMID: 32952825 PMCID: PMC7467881 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.181.20628
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1carcinome épidermoïde ulcéro-bourgeonnante de la vulve