aetiology
Last reviewed 01/2018
About 5% of vulvar dystrophies have malignant potential, especially those with cellular atypia on initial biopsy.
Two-thirds of vulval carcinomata are associated with vulvar dystrophies.
Women in countries with a high incidence of the following conditions develop vulval carcinoma at an earlier age:
- schistosomiasis
- granuloma inguinale
- lymphogranuloma venereum