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==Overview==
==Overview==
Common physical examination findings of vulvar cancer include vulvar [[ulcer]]s, mass, and [[inguinal]] [[lymphadenopathy]].<ref name=xyz> Signs and symptoms of vulvar cancer. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/vulvar/signs-and-symptoms/?region=nAccessed on September 26, 2015</ref>
Common physical examination findings of vulvar cancer include vulvar [[ulcer]]s, mass, and [[inguinal]] [[lymphadenopathy]].
==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
Physical examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually remarkable for [[lcer]]ation of the [[vulva]], mass on the [[vulva]], [[tenderness]] in the [[vulva]] and thickened vulvar skin.<ref name="pmid25848321">{{cite journal |vauthors=Alkatout I, Schubert M, Garbrecht N, Weigel MT, Jonat W, Mundhenke C, Günther V |title=Vulvar cancer: epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management options |journal=Int J Womens Health |volume=7 |issue= |pages=305–13 |date=2015 |pmid=25848321 |pmc=4374790 |doi=10.2147/IJWH.S68979 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11326939">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chao H, Sun J |title=[Metastatic tumors of the vulva: a report of 78 cases] |language=Chinese |journal=Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=297–300 |date=May 1999 |pmid=11326939 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="xyz">Signs and symptoms of vulvar cancer. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/vulvar/signs-and-symptoms/?region=nAccessed on September 26, 2015</ref>
===Appearance of the Patient===
===Appearance of the Patient===
*Patients with vulvar cancer usually appear [general appearance].
*Patients with vulvar cancer usually appear normal.
===Vital Signs===  
===Vital Signs===
* [[Vital signs]] of patients with vulvar cancer usually are normal.
===Skin===
===Skin===
* Skin examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
* Skin examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
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* Neck examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
* Neck examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
===Lungs===
===Lungs===
* Pulmonary examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
* [[Pulmonary]] examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
===Heart===
===Heart===
* Cardiovascular examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
* [[Cardiovascular]] examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
===Abdomen===
===Abdomen===
* Abdominal examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
* Abdominal examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
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* Back examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
* Back examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
===Genitourinary===
===Genitourinary===
* Genitourinary examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
* [[Inguinal]] [[lymphadenopathy]]
===Pelvic exam===
*[[Ulcer]]ation of the [[vulva]]
* [[Inguinal]] [[lymphadenopathy]]<ref name=xyz> Signs and symptoms of vulvar cancer. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/vulvar/signs-and-symptoms/?region=nAccessed on September 26, 2015</ref>
* Mass on the [[vulva]]
*[[Ulcer]]ation of the vulva
* [[Tenderness]] in the [[vulva]]
* Mass on the vulva
* Tenderness in the vulva
* Thickened vulvar skin
* Thickened vulvar skin
===Neuromuscular===
===Neuromuscular===
* Neuromuscular examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
* [[Neuromuscular]] examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
===Extremities===
===Extremities===
* Extremities examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.
* [[Extremities]] examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.


==References==  
==References==  

Latest revision as of 02:35, 5 May 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Monalisa Dmello, M.B,B.S., M.D. [2] Syed Musadiq Ali M.B.B.S.[3]


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Overview

Common physical examination findings of vulvar cancer include vulvar ulcers, mass, and inguinal lymphadenopathy.

Physical Examination

Physical examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually remarkable for lceration of the vulva, mass on the vulva, tenderness in the vulva and thickened vulvar skin.[1][2][3]

Appearance of the Patient

  • Patients with vulvar cancer usually appear normal.

Vital Signs

  • Vital signs of patients with vulvar cancer usually are normal.

Skin

  • Skin examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.

HEENT

  • HEENT examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.

Neck

  • Neck examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.

Lungs

  • Pulmonary examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.

Heart

  • Cardiovascular examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.

Abdomen

  • Abdominal examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.

Back

  • Back examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.

Genitourinary

Neuromuscular

  • Neuromuscular examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.

Extremities

  • Extremities examination of patients with vulvar cancer is usually normal.

References

  1. ↑ Alkatout I, Schubert M, Garbrecht N, Weigel MT, Jonat W, Mundhenke C, Günther V (2015). "Vulvar cancer: epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management options". Int J Womens Health. 7: 305–13. doi:10.2147/IJWH.S68979. PMC 4374790. PMID 25848321.
  2. ↑ Chao H, Sun J (May 1999). "[Metastatic tumors of the vulva: a report of 78 cases]". Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi (in Chinese). 34 (5): 297–300. PMID 11326939.
  3. ↑ Signs and symptoms of vulvar cancer. Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/vulvar/signs-and-symptoms/?region=nAccessed on September 26, 2015
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