title: [Verrucous carcinoma of the vulva: a tailored treatment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Verrucous carcinoma is a rare form of vulvar squamous carcinoma, with particular clinical presentation and histological description. We analyze the specificity of the treatment of this form.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed the records of 8 patients treated in our hospital between 1995 and 2001. In the absence of an associated lesion, the treatment was partial vulvectomy without lymph node dissection. A close follow-up was then organized.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean age was 76 years (range 54 to 92). In 7 out of the 8 cases we found an associated lesion: invasive squamous carcinoma, VIN III or lichen. Two patients later developed a squamous carcinoma. Two others died because of intercurrent diseases. The last four patients are doing well.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We confirm the efficacy of the treatment generally proposed: partial vulvectomy, without lymph node dissection and without complementary treatment but with a close follow-up. The coexistence of other vulvar lesions such as lichen is remarkable in our series.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Créteil.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Louis-Sylvestre
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chopin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Constancis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Plantier
authors.forename: B-J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Paniel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018289:Carcinoma, Verrucous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014844:Vulva / Q000601:surgery; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents