Vulvar cancer classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Monalisa Dmello, M.B,B.S., M.D. [2]

Overview

Vulvar cancer may be classified according to histology into 3 groups: vulvar carcinoma, vulvar malignant melanoma and vulvar malignant melanoma.

Classification

Histologic subtypes of vulvar cancer:

• Vulvar carcinoma

• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Vulvar Paget disease
• Adenocarcinoma
• Transitional cell carcinoma
• Verrucous carcinoma
• Merkel cell tumors
• Verrucous carcinoma

• Vulvar malignant melanoma

• Vulvar sarcoma

• Leiomyosarcoma
• Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
• Epithelial sarcoma