| cáncer de vulva | term type: main entry term reliability code: 10 part of speech: noun number: singular gender: masculine definition: atípico cáncer ginecológico que se desarrolla normalmente en mujeres con antecedentes de distrofia vulvar crónica (zona inflamada con irritación crónica) o leucoplaquia vulvar. Los síntomas del cáncer de vulva comprenden picor, ardores, dolor y hemorragias que pueden derivar de infección. Los procedimientos diagnósticss empleados son citología vaginal, colposcopia y biopsia. El tratamiento de elección es la cirugía, que comprende escisión local, terapia láser, vulvectomía o exenteración pélvica, y tambíen se puede aplicar radioterapia. El cáncer de vulva representa del 3 al 4 % de los cánceres ginecológicos y afecta a las mujeres con edades comprendidas entre 50 y 60 años mayormente. (es) |
| cáncer vulvar | term type: synonym reliability code: 10 part of speech: noun number: singular gender: masculine definition: véase cáncer de vulva (es) |
| vulvar cancer | term type: main entry term reliability code: 10 part of speech: noun number: singular definition: rare cancer usually developed in women with a history of chronic vulvar dystrophy (a thickened, whitish area associated with chronic irritation) or leukoplakia in the vulva. Symptoms of vulvar cancer may include itching, burning, pain, and bleeding, all of which may be caused by an infection. Procedures used in the diagnosis are pap smear, colposcopy, and biopsy. The most common treatment is surgery, which may require a local excision, laser therapy, vulvectomy, or pelvic exenteration, although radiation therapy can also be used. Vulvar cancer accounts for 3 to 4% of gynecological cancers, commonly affecting women over the age of 50 or 60. (en) |