Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva in a young woman with Crohn's disease.
BACKGROUND
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Because Crohn's disease is transmural it may form fistulas to adjacent structures, including the perineum and vulva.


METHODS
A 28-year-old white female with a history of Crohn's disease presented with a non-healing vulvar fistula. Biopsy revealed squamous cell carcinoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Young women may develop squamous cell carcinoma associated with fistulae of Crohn's disease.
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Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery