Vulva Tidbits Flashcards
What % of Gyn Ca is vulvar Carcinoma
~4%
What % of Vulvar carcioma are HPV related
43%
What HPV subtypes account for 55.5% of HPV related vulvar cancers
HPV 16 + 33
What % of vulvar carcinoma occur in developed countries
~60%
What are the 2 main distinct histological patterns of vulvar carcinoma
Basaloid/Warty - HPV related in 75-100% Keratinizing vulvar carcinoma - Rarely HPV associated
Name 5 uncommon histologies of vulvar carcinoma
Melanoma, Basal cell, Bartholin gland adenocarcinoma, Sarcoma Paget’s disease
RF for vular cancer
other genital cancers, chronic inflammatory diseases of the vulva smoking, history of genital warts vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia.
What % of vulvar malignancies are due to paget’s disease
Between <1% and 2%
What % of Paget’s disease of the vulva is invasive
~ 25%
How is the depth of invasion of vulval cancer defined.
from the epithelial-stromal junction of the most superficial adjacent dermal papilla to the deepest point of invasion of the tumor.
Vulva - How are Stage IA lesions managed
WLE with a tumour free margin all around of at least 1 cm
What is the risk of groin node metastases with a depth of invasion between 1.1 - 3.0mm (from GOG 37)
7%
In a vulval ca, what is the risk of LN metastasis with a depth of invasion of > 3mm
26 - 35% (>3 = 30%)
What is the risk of LN metastases in tumours with < 1mm of invasion
< 1%. 1mm= 1%
Inthe GROINSS - V trial what was the rate of groin recurrence in unifocal disease with negative SLN over 35 months
2.3%
Independent of chosen treatment method what is the risk of recurrence for Vulval HSIL
~30 -40%
Aim for surgical margins in Early vulvar cancer of
2cm
What % of women with a lesion < 4cm in size and >2cm from the midline with -ve ipsilateral nodes have metastases to the contralateral groin
< 1%
What are the indications for pelvic and groin irradiation in patients with +ve groin nodes
Presence of Extracapsular spread 2 or more +ve LN.
Histological margins aimed for in Vulvar SCC
> 8 mm
According to GOG 37 - How does LVSI affect the likelihood of LN +ve lesion
x 3 increased risk
According to GOG 37 - What is the risk of +ve LN with a tumour thickness of = 1mm
2.6 % (1 patient in that trial)
According to GOG 37 - What is the risk of +ve LN with a tumour thickness of 1.1 - 2mm
8.9 %