ABSTRACT

Vulvar cancer is a rare disease that usually involves the elderly. Even if tumors of the vulva arise in readily visible external body surfaces and frequently produce symptoms, delay in diagnosis is unfortunately still frequent. Historically, the treatment of this cancer has been extremely aggressive and therefore associated with a high rate of physical and psychological morbidity. During the past 20 years, improvement in the comprehension of this pathology has allowed the tailoring of treatment to the situation.