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Published on: August 9, 2024
Asymptomatic lung carcinoma presenting with a large vulvar lesion
B C Cooper1, T E Buekers, C M Flynn
1Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
Objective:
Metastases to the vulva are infrequent, accounting for less than 10% of vulvar tumors. Vulvar metastases from lung carcinoma have been reported in two other cases.
Methods:
A case of lung carcinoma metastatic to the vulva is reported.
Results:
A 71-year-old woman was referred to The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics with a lung nodule on chest x-ray and a 12-cm, necrotic, left vulvar mass. A lung biopsy showed poorly differentiated carcinoma, and a palliative resection of the vulvar mass showed metastatic lung carcinoma. The patient died from sepsis on postoperative day 10.
Conclusions:
Lung carcinoma metastatic to the vulva is rare and portends a poor prognosis.
