Invasive Cancer of the Vulva: Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Service at Donka Hospital, Guinea- Conakry

Abstract

It was a retrospective and descriptive study based on the calculation of the frequency, and to describe the clinical epidemiology, anatomopathologics and therapeutics aspects of the vulva cancers recorded between 1st of January 2005 to 31st of December 2014 at the service. We recorded 12 cases with Medium Age of 54 years, with extremity of 22 years and 84 years. We noted 1% of vulva cancer among the 1234 cases of Gynecological cancers diagnosed in the service. Two- third of the patients were elder than 55 years and the multiparous with 75%. The prurition and the tumefaction were the principal motive of consultation among 41.66 %. The tumor had epithelial origin in the clinical stage III in 50% of cases according to FIGO (2009). 3.6% of vulvectomy associated with lymphadenectomy in two-third and one case of radiotherapy. The cancers cases recorded were invasive epithelium type in old age women. These were intended to allow precocious diagnose and adequate taking care of the disease.