Unusual pleural effusion from vulvar squamous cell carcinoma: report of a case and review of the literature

Pathologica. 2016 Sep;108(3):148-150.

Abstract

Vulvar tumors are not very common and account for about 4% of all cancers affecting the female genital organs. Frequently, malignant neoplasia of this site have squamous phenotype and the rare cases of metastasization are reported in the locoregional lymph nodes and in the surrounding organs. We report a case of metastasization of a vulvar squamous cell carcinoma in an unusual place such as the parietal pleura, in a relapsing patient that was submitted to a surgical vulvectomy the previous year.

Keywords: Differential diagnosis; Immunohistochemistry; Mesothelioma; Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Biopsy
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / chemistry
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / complications
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Pleural Effusion, Malignant / diagnosis
  • Pleural Effusion, Malignant / etiology
  • Pleural Effusion, Malignant / pathology*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Pleural Neoplasms / complications
  • Pleural Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor