Abstract :
Introduction: A wide spectrum of normal, benign, premalignant, and malignant lesions may occur on the vulva. Symptoms of vulvar disorders may be non-specific. Empiric treatment of vulvovaginal symptoms is common but usually not helpful. Though the varied clinical presentation and diverse histopathological spectrum of vulvaru00a0lesions have amazed Pathologists, only a few studies have been reported in the literature. The present study consists of a histopathological spectrum of vulvaru00a0lesions.nObjectives of the Study: 1.To evaluate the histopathological spectrum of vulvaru00a0lesions. 2. To compare the incidences of non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the vulva.nMaterials and Methods: Present study includes all types of vulvaru00a0lesion specimens received in the Department of pathology over a period of four years. u00a0nResult: u00a0All thirty-nine vulvaru00a0biopsies received in the Department of Pathology were studied for histomorphologic features. The lesions were categorized as non-neoplastic, neoplastic. The neoplastic ones were further divided into benign, malignant, and premalignant. The age of the women ranged from 15 to 69 years (mean 36.18u00b112.71) with the maximum number of patients between 30 to 40 years of age. Non neoplastic lesions were more common (22; 56.4%) than the (17; 43.6%) neoplastic lesions. There were 15(38.5%) benign lesions while 2 cases (5.13%) were malignant. Among the non-neoplastic lesions, Bartholin's duct cyst was the most common histopathologic diagnosis (35.9%). The fibroepithelial polyp was the most common benign neoplastic lesion constituting 15.3%.nConclusion: u00a0In the present study nonneoplastic lesions were more common than neoplastic lesions. Among the neoplastic lesions, benign neoplasms were more frequent than malignant lesions.nu00a0
Keyword :
Vulvar lesion, Histopathological