title: Bone metastasis in vulvar carcinoma.
abstract: Bone metastasis secondary to vulvar carcinoma, especially that involving distant bone, is an infrequent clinical entity. Three cases are reported in which the patients developed pathologic fractures within 8 months following radical surgery for advanced vulvar carcinoma. The incidence of bone metastasis secondary to vulvar carcinoma is reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery