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Vulvar glandular neoplasm

MedGen UID:
276991
•Concept ID:
C1520082
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: mammalian vulva glandular cell neoplasm; Vulvar Glandular Neoplasm; vulvar glandular neoplasm; Vulvar Glandular Tumor; vulvar glandular tumor; vulvar glandular tumour
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002198

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that arises from the vulva and is composed of glandular epithelial cells. Representative examples include adenoma of the minor vestibular glands, Bartholin gland adenoma, and Bartholin gland adenocarcinoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Updates in the treatment of vaginal cancer.
Jhingran A
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2022 Mar;32(3):344-351. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-002517. PMID: 35256422Free PMC Article
Extramammary Paget's Disease: Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and Treatment with Focus on Recent Developments.
Ishizuki S, Nakamura Y
Curr Oncol 2021 Aug 5;28(4):2969-2986. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28040260. PMID: 34436026Free PMC Article
Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: Classification, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management.
Lebreton M, Carton I, Brousse S, Lavoué V, Body G, Levêque J, Nyangoh-Timoh K
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2020 Nov;49(9):101801. Epub 2020 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2020.101801. PMID: 32417455

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

HPV-independent, p53-wild-type vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: a review of nomenclature and the journey to characterize verruciform and acanthotic precursor lesions of the vulva.
Parra-Herran C, Nucci MR, Singh N, Rakislova N, Howitt BE, Hoang L, Gilks CB, Bosse T, Watkins JC
Mod Pathol 2022 Oct;35(10):1317-1326. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1038/s41379-022-01079-7. PMID: 35437330
Cancer of the vulva: 2021 update.
Olawaiye AB, Cuello MA, Rogers LJ
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2021 Oct;155 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):7-18. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13881. PMID: 34669204Free PMC Article
Erosive Vulvar Lichen Planus and Risk of Vulvar Neoplasia.
Lyra J, Melo C, Figueiredo R, Polonia-Valente R, Falcão V, Beires J, Vieira-Baptista P
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2021 Jan 1;25(1):71-75. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000581. PMID: 33214502
Extramammary Paget Disease.
Marcoval J, Penín RM, Vidal A, Bermejo J
Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed) 2020 May;111(4):306-312. Epub 2020 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2019.09.003. PMID: 32278442
Surgical Management of Vulvar Cancer.
Dellinger TH, Hakim AA, Lee SJ, Wakabayashi MT, Morgan RJ, Han ES
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2017 Jan;15(1):121-128. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0009. PMID: 28040722

Diagnosis

HPV-independent, p53-wild-type vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: a review of nomenclature and the journey to characterize verruciform and acanthotic precursor lesions of the vulva.
Parra-Herran C, Nucci MR, Singh N, Rakislova N, Howitt BE, Hoang L, Gilks CB, Bosse T, Watkins JC
Mod Pathol 2022 Oct;35(10):1317-1326. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1038/s41379-022-01079-7. PMID: 35437330
Cancer of the vulva: 2021 update.
Olawaiye AB, Cuello MA, Rogers LJ
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2021 Oct;155 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):7-18. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13881. PMID: 34669204Free PMC Article
Cancer of the Vulva: A Review.
Michalski BM, Pfeifer JD, Mutch D, Council ML
Dermatol Surg 2021 Feb 1;47(2):174-183. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002584. PMID: 32947298
Extramammary Paget Disease.
Marcoval J, Penín RM, Vidal A, Bermejo J
Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed) 2020 May;111(4):306-312. Epub 2020 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2019.09.003. PMID: 32278442
Surgical Management of Vulvar Cancer.
Dellinger TH, Hakim AA, Lee SJ, Wakabayashi MT, Morgan RJ, Han ES
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2017 Jan;15(1):121-128. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0009. PMID: 28040722

Therapy

Prevalence of human papillomavirus DNA and p16(INK4a) positivity in vulvar cancer and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Li Z, Liu P, Wang Z, Zhang Z, Chen Z, Chu R, Li G, Han Q, Zhao Y, Li L, Miao J, Kong B, Song K
Lancet Oncol 2023 Apr;24(4):403-414. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00066-9. PMID: 36933562
The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), the European College for the Study of Vulval Disease (ECSVD) and the European Federation for Colposcopy (EFC) Consensus Statements on Pre-invasive Vulvar Lesions.
Preti M, Joura E, Vieira-Baptista P, Van Beurden M, Bevilacqua F, Bleeker MCG, Bornstein J, Carcopino X, Chargari C, Cruickshank ME, Erzeneoglu BE, Gallio N, Heller D, Kesic V, Reich O, Stockdale CK, Temiz BE, Woelber L, Planchamp F, Zodzika J, Querleu D, Gultekin M
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2022 Jul 1;26(3):229-244. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000683. PMID: 35763611Free PMC Article
Erosive Vulvar Lichen Planus and Risk of Vulvar Neoplasia.
Lyra J, Melo C, Figueiredo R, Polonia-Valente R, Falcão V, Beires J, Vieira-Baptista P
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2021 Jan 1;25(1):71-75. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000581. PMID: 33214502
Cancer of the Vulva: A Review.
Michalski BM, Pfeifer JD, Mutch D, Council ML
Dermatol Surg 2021 Feb 1;47(2):174-183. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002584. PMID: 32947298
Sentinel node dissection is safe in the treatment of early-stage vulvar cancer.
Van der Zee AG, Oonk MH, De Hullu JA, Ansink AC, Vergote I, Verheijen RH, Maggioni A, Gaarenstroom KN, Baldwin PJ, Van Dorst EB, Van der Velden J, Hermans RH, van der Putten H, Drouin P, Schneider A, Sluiter WJ
J Clin Oncol 2008 Feb 20;26(6):884-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.14.0566. PMID: 18281661

Prognosis

Extramammary Paget Disease.
Marcoval J, Penín RM, Vidal A, Bermejo J
Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed) 2020 May;111(4):306-312. Epub 2020 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2019.09.003. PMID: 32278442
Vulval squamous cell carcinoma and its precursors.
Singh N, Gilks CB
Histopathology 2020 Jan;76(1):128-138. doi: 10.1111/his.13989. PMID: 31846523
Surgical Management of Vulvar Cancer.
Dellinger TH, Hakim AA, Lee SJ, Wakabayashi MT, Morgan RJ, Han ES
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2017 Jan;15(1):121-128. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0009. PMID: 28040722
Management of Vulvar Cancer.
Rajaram S, Gupta B
Rev Recent Clin Trials 2015;10(4):282-8. doi: 10.2174/1574887110666150923112723. PMID: 26411953
Sentinel node dissection is safe in the treatment of early-stage vulvar cancer.
Van der Zee AG, Oonk MH, De Hullu JA, Ansink AC, Vergote I, Verheijen RH, Maggioni A, Gaarenstroom KN, Baldwin PJ, Van Dorst EB, Van der Velden J, Hermans RH, van der Putten H, Drouin P, Schneider A, Sluiter WJ
J Clin Oncol 2008 Feb 20;26(6):884-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.14.0566. PMID: 18281661

Clinical prediction guides

DEVIL, VAAD and vLSC constitute a spectrum of HPV-independent, p53-independent intra-epithelial neoplasia of the vulva.
Roy SF, Wong J, Le Page C, Tran-Thanh D, Barkati M, Pina A, Trinh VQ, Rahimi K
Histopathology 2021 Dec;79(6):975-988. Epub 2021 Sep 20 doi: 10.1111/his.14451. PMID: 34265101
Extramammary Paget Disease.
Marcoval J, Penín RM, Vidal A, Bermejo J
Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed) 2020 May;111(4):306-312. Epub 2020 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2019.09.003. PMID: 32278442
Major p53 immunohistochemical patterns in in situ and invasive squamous cell carcinomas of the vulva and correlation with TP53 mutation status.
Tessier-Cloutier B, Kortekaas KE, Thompson E, Pors J, Chen J, Ho J, Prentice LM, McConechy MK, Chow C, Proctor L, McAlpine JN, Huntsman DG, Gilks CB, Bosse T, Hoang LN
Mod Pathol 2020 Aug;33(8):1595-1605. Epub 2020 Mar 20 doi: 10.1038/s41379-020-0524-1. PMID: 32203095
Extramammary Paget disease.
St Claire K, Hoover A, Ashack K, Khachemoune A
Dermatol Online J 2019 Apr 15;25(4) PMID: 31046904
Sentinel node dissection is safe in the treatment of early-stage vulvar cancer.
Van der Zee AG, Oonk MH, De Hullu JA, Ansink AC, Vergote I, Verheijen RH, Maggioni A, Gaarenstroom KN, Baldwin PJ, Van Dorst EB, Van der Velden J, Hermans RH, van der Putten H, Drouin P, Schneider A, Sluiter WJ
J Clin Oncol 2008 Feb 20;26(6):884-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.14.0566. PMID: 18281661

Recent systematic reviews

PD-L1 expression in vulvar cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Baandrup L, Sand FL, Aalborg GL, Nøttrup TJ, Fiehn AK, Kjaer SK
Histopathology 2024 Apr;84(5):742-752. Epub 2023 Dec 12 doi: 10.1111/his.15112. PMID: 38084642
Prevalence of human papillomavirus DNA and p16(INK4a) positivity in vulvar cancer and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Li Z, Liu P, Wang Z, Zhang Z, Chen Z, Chu R, Li G, Han Q, Zhao Y, Li L, Miao J, Kong B, Song K
Lancet Oncol 2023 Apr;24(4):403-414. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00066-9. PMID: 36933562
Anogenital warts and relationship to child sexual abuse: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Awasthi S, Ornelas J, Armstrong A, Johnson JA, Eisen DB
Pediatr Dermatol 2021 Jul;38(4):842-850. Epub 2021 Jun 1 doi: 10.1111/pde.14650. PMID: 34060139
Vulvar, Perianal and Perineal Cancer After Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis.
Makris GM, Poulakaki N, Papanota AM, Kotsifa E, Sergentanis TN, Psaltopoulou T
Dermatol Surg 2017 Jan;43(1):107-115. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000944. PMID: 27755170
Vulvar cancer: initial management and systematic review of literature on currently applied treatment approaches.
Sznurkowski JJ
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2016 Jul;25(4):638-46. Epub 2016 Feb 16 doi: 10.1111/ecc.12455. PMID: 26880231

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