Abstract

Abstract: Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma with sarcoma-like stroma represents an extremely rare histological entity showing the co-existence of both epithelial and mesenchymal features: these tumors, firstly described in the skin by Martin and Stewart in 1935 have been further described in other anatomic sites including oral cavity, larynx, breast, lung and oesophagus. The complexity of the histology, as well as its aggressive clinical behaviour makes the diagnosis and the exploitment of effective therapeutic approaches very difficult, so that no definitive guidelines for treatments are currently available. Here, we describe a case of advanced stage vulvar squamous cell carcinoma with sarcoma-like stroma showing an unfavourable prognosis despite the use of an aggressive multimodal approach. A revision of the currently published cases have been also provided.

Details

Title
Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma with sarcoma-like stroma: A case report and review of the literature
Author
Petrillo, Marco; Corrado, Giacomo; Carbone, Arnaldo; Macchia, Gabriella; Ferrandina, Gabriella
Pages
95
Publication year
2011
Publication date
2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
1746-1596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-1596-6-95
ProQuest document ID
902302570
Copyright
© 2011 Petrillo et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.