A Case of Stage I Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Early Relapse and Rapid Disease Progression

Marta Peri; Antonino Grassadonia; Laura Iezzi; Patrizia Vici; Michele De Tursi; Clara Natoli; Nicola Tinari; Marinella Zilli

doi:10.1155/2019/1018492

A Case of Stage I Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Early Relapse and Rapid Disease Progression

Case Rep Oncol Med. 2019 Jul 3:2019:1018492. doi: 10.1155/2019/1018492. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Marta Peri¹, Antonino Grassadonia¹, Laura Iezzi¹, Patrizia Vici², Michele De Tursi¹, Clara Natoli¹, Nicola Tinari¹, Marinella Zilli³

Affiliations

¹ Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. D'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.
² Division of Medical Oncology 2, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
³ Medical Oncology Unit, SS Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy.

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common subtype of vulvar cancer. Locoregional surgery is often curative when the tumor is diagnosed at an early stage. However, the disease can unexpectedly evolve with a dismal prognosis even after an early diagnosis. We report a case of a woman who experienced a rapid, chemorefractory tumor progression after surgery for stage IB vulvar SCC.

Publication types

Case Reports