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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Examination of the vulva | Common physical examination findings of vulvar cancer include vulvar [[ulcer]]s, mass, and [[inguinal]] [[lymphadenopathy]]. | ||
==Physical Examination== | |||
Physical examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually remarkable for [[lcer]]ation of the [[vulva]], mass on the [[vulva]], [[tenderness]] in the [[vulva]] and thickened vulvar skin.<ref name="pmid25848321">{{cite journal |vauthors=Alkatout I, Schubert M, Garbrecht N, Weigel MT, Jonat W, Mundhenke C, Günther V |title=Vulvar cancer: epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management options |journal=Int J Womens Health |volume=7 |issue= |pages=305–13 |date=2015 |pmid=25848321 |pmc=4374790 |doi=10.2147/IJWH.S68979 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11326939">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chao H, Sun J |title=[Metastatic tumors of the vulva: a report of 78 cases] |language=Chinese |journal=Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=297–300 |date=May 1999 |pmid=11326939 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="xyz">Signs and symptoms of vulvar cancer. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/vulvar/signs-and-symptoms/?region=nAccessed on September 26, 2015</ref> | |||
===Appearance of the Patient=== | |||
*Patients with vulvar cancer usually appear normal. | |||
===Vital Signs=== | |||
* [[Vital signs]] of patients with vulvar cancer usually are normal. | |||
===Skin=== | |||
* Skin examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal. | |||
===HEENT=== | |||
* HEENT examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Neck=== | |||
* Neck examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Lungs=== | |||
* [[Pulmonary]] examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Heart=== | |||
* [[Cardiovascular]] examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Abdomen=== | |||
* Abdominal examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Back=== | |||
* Back examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Genitourinary=== | |||
* [[Inguinal]] [[lymphadenopathy]] | |||
*[[Ulcer]]ation of the [[vulva]] | |||
* Mass on the [[vulva]] | |||
* [[Tenderness]] in the [[vulva]] | |||
* Thickened vulvar skin | |||
===Neuromuscular=== | |||
* [[Neuromuscular]] examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Extremities=== | |||
* [[Extremities]] examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Common physical examination findings of vulvar cancer include vulvar ulcers, mass, and inguinal lymphadenopathy.
Physical Examination
Physical examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually remarkable for lceration of the vulva, mass on the vulva, tenderness in the vulva and thickened vulvar skin.[1][2][3]
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with vulvar cancer usually appear normal.
Vital Signs
- Vital signs of patients with vulvar cancer usually are normal.
Skin
- Skin examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
HEENT
- HEENT examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
Neck
- Neck examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
Lungs
- Pulmonary examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
Heart
- Cardiovascular examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
Abdomen
- Abdominal examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
Back
- Back examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
Genitourinary
- Inguinal lymphadenopathy
- Ulceration of the vulva
- Mass on the vulva
- Tenderness in the vulva
- Thickened vulvar skin
Neuromuscular
- Neuromuscular examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
Extremities
- Extremities examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
References
- ↑ Alkatout I, Schubert M, Garbrecht N, Weigel MT, Jonat W, Mundhenke C, Günther V (2015). "Vulvar cancer: epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management options". Int J Womens Health. 7: 305–13. doi:10.2147/IJWH.S68979. PMC 4374790. PMID 25848321.
- ↑ Chao H, Sun J (May 1999). "[Metastatic tumors of the vulva: a report of 78 cases]". Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi (in Chinese). 34 (5): 297–300. PMID 11326939.
- ↑ Signs and symptoms of vulvar cancer. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/vulvar/signs-and-symptoms/?region=nAccessed on September 26, 2015