There are about 3200 new cases of invasive vulvar cancer each year in the U.S.A., it accounts for 1200 deaths annually.
March 13, 2005 (Press Release) --
How Common is Vulvar Cancer?
There are about 3200 new cases of invasive vulvar cancer each year in the U.S.A., it accounts for1200 deaths annually. Vulvar cancer represents 4% of the total cancers involving the female genital tract ("gynecologic malignancies"). Overall, gynecologic malignancies account for 13% of new cancer cases in American women. Patients with the precancerous VIN condition have are an average of 44 years old. Frank cancer (but not VIN) is rare before age 50, and the average patient is 61 years old. The overall incidence (number of new cases annually) of vulvar cancer is steady. Over 90% of cases are "Squamous Cell Carcinoma," which originates from the "epithelial" (skin and lining cells) of the vulva (the ones overlying the fat and muscle). About 7% of cases are"Melanoma," arising from"melanocyte" pigment cells; this has more predilection for spread in the bloodstream."Paget's Disease of the Vulva" is a pre-cancerous condition showing on the vulvar skin a red and velvety area, it has an underlying "invasive cancer" in about 2% of cases. Paget's is a "marker" for the development of another gynecological malignancy (e.g. cervix or uterine cancer) which eventually occurs in 25% of patients with it. "Bartholin's Gland Cancer" is an "adenocarcinoma" (arises from gland cells) seen exclusively in post-menopausal women (over about age 50) it makes up less than 1% of vulvar cancer cases. Other rare possibilities are "Sarcoma" (from the underlying muscle or fat), "Lymphoma" (from the immune cells in the vulva) or "Basal Carcinoma" (a skin cancer) The treatment for these follows that in other body areas where they are more common.
There are about 3200 new cases of invasive vulvar cancer each year in the U.S.A., it accounts for1200 deaths annually. Vulvar cancer represents 4% of the total cancers involving the female genital tract ("gynecologic malignancies"). Overall, gynecologic malignancies account for 13% of new cancer cases in American women. Patients with the precancerous VIN condition have are an average of 44 years old. Frank cancer (but not VIN) is rare before age 50, and the average patient is 61 years old. The overall incidence (number of new cases annually) of vulvar cancer is steady. Over 90% of cases are "Squamous Cell Carcinoma," which originates from the "epithelial" (skin and lining cells) of the vulva (the ones overlying the fat and muscle). About 7% of cases are"Melanoma," arising from"melanocyte" pigment cells; this has more predilection for spread in the bloodstream."Paget's Disease of the Vulva" is a pre-cancerous condition showing on the vulvar skin a red and velvety area, it has an underlying "invasive cancer" in about 2% of cases. Paget's is a "marker" for the development of another gynecological malignancy (e.g. cervix or uterine cancer) which eventually occurs in 25% of patients with it. "Bartholin's Gland Cancer" is an "adenocarcinoma" (arises from gland cells) seen exclusively in post-menopausal women (over about age 50) it makes up less than 1% of vulvar cancer cases. Other rare possibilities are "Sarcoma" (from the underlying muscle or fat), "Lymphoma" (from the immune cells in the vulva) or "Basal Carcinoma" (a skin cancer) The treatment for these follows that in other body areas where they are more common.
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