Single large inguinal lymph node metastasis in human papillomavirus-induced early invasive vulvar cancer of the anterior fourchette in two young women

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-45

  Hampl, Monika ^a,c   Kueppers, Volkmar ^b   Bender, Hans Georg ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Dysplasia Clinic   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior fourchette; Early invasive vulvar cancer; Human papillomavirus induced vulvar cancer; Macro metastatic lymph nodes; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 16; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; VULVA CANCER; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS 16; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 52849100190     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000159178     Document Type: Article

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