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Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; University of Birmingham;
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2021-12-11
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Vulval cancer is rare in women of reproductive age. We report two cases of vulval squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC) in pregnancy. They presented with a solitary labial mass, at 20 and 21 weeks of gestation, diagnosed as stage 1B VSCC based on clinical examination and cross-sectional imaging. In the first case, the patient underwent close clinical surveillance whilst pregnant and had an elective caesarean section at 39 weeks of gestation. Two months post-partum she underwent a radical anterior vulvectomy and bilateral groin sentinel lymph node biopsy. In the second case, the patient underwent an anterior vulvectomy at 33 weeks of gestation followed by a vaginal delivery at 37 weeks of gestation. Six weeks post-natally she had bilateral groin sentinel lymph node biopsies. We conclude that surgical resection is safe during pregnancy under spinal anaesthesia but it can be deferred until the post-partum period if the cancer presents at early stage.
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Gaunt E, Pounds R, Yap J. Vulval cancer in pregnancy: Two case reports. Case Rep Womens Health. 2021 Dec 11;33:e00374.
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