Curriculum of Gynecology
TOPIC 78
CANCER OF THE VULVA AND SWELLING OF THE VULVA
RATIONALE
Vulvar cancer is uncommon, representing about 4 percent of malignancies of the female genital tract. Vulvar cancer is one of the causes of vulvar swellings that should be differentiated from each other.
GOALS
l Understand how to differentiate between the different types of vulvar swellings
l Understand the vulvar dystrophies and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN)
l Understand the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of vulvar cancer
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
l List and describe the vulvar dystrophies and VIN
l Enumerate the different types of vulvar swellings
l Describe the pathology of carcinoma of the vulva
l List staging of vulvar cancer
l State the symptoms and signs
l State the special investigations for early diagnosis of vulvar cancer
l List and interpret different investigations
l Describe different lines of treatment
l List prognostic factors
l Recognize pathological changes in pathology jars
CONTENT
l Types of swellings of the vulva
l Vulvar dystrophies and VIN
l Pathology of vulvar cancer
l International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging
l Diagnosis
l Treatment
l Prognosis
