Vulvar Disease: A Clinicopathological Approach

by Heller; Debra S.

• ISBN13: 9780849337932
• ISBN10: 0849337933
• Edition: DVD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-08
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Filling a gap in the literature, this source covers every aspect of vulvar disease with an emphasis on symptoms, identification, and treatment. An excellent resource for this challenging diagnostic area, this guide provides summary tables at the end of each disease entity that expertly depict and and analyze the clinical appearance, differential diagnosis, and management of lesions, inflammation and systemic diseases, infections, and benign and malignant neoplasms affecting the vulva.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Contributors	p. ix
An Approach to the Evaluation of Vulvar Lesions and Complaints	p. 1
Anatomy	p. 1
Etiology	p. 1
Special Considerations	p. 7
Evaluation	p. 8
References	p. 10
Normal Vulva and Developmental Anomalies	p. 11
Anatomy	p. 11
Histology	p. 18
Embryology	p. 29
Developmental Anomalies	p. 30
References	p. 34
Noninfectious Inflammation and Systemic Diseases of the Vulva	p. 37
Inflammatory Dermatoses	p. 37
Erosive, Ulcerative, and Bullous Dermatoses	p. 54
Miscellaneous	p. 60
References	p. 63
Vulvovaginal Infections	p. 67
Viral Infections	p. 67
Bacterial Infections	p. 77
Fungal Infections	p. 93
Parasitic Infections	p. 100
References	p. 104
Pigmented lesions of the Vulva	p. 109
Introduction	p. 109
Mechanisms of Hyperpigmentation	p. 110
Conditions with Pigmentation	p. 110
Melanocytic Lesions	p. 111
Conclusion	p. 129
References	p. 129
Neoplasms and Related Lesions of the Vulva	p. 135
Cysts	p. 135
Benign Tumor-Like Lesions	p. 138
Benign Neoplasms	p. 143
Preinvasive (In Situ) Neoplasms of the Vulva	p. 157
Invasive Neoplasms of the Vulva	p. 161
Benign Lesions of the Urethra	p. 168
Malignant Lesions of the Urethra	p. 176
References	p. 176
Commentary	p. 181
Introduction	p. 181
Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus	p. 181
LSA and SCC	p. 182
LSA Treatment	p. 182
Vulvar Neoplasia	p. 183
Pigmented Lesions	p. 183
Vulvar Symptoms	p. 184
Genital Mutilation	p. 184
Genital Anatomy	p. 185
References	p. 185
Index	p. 189
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