Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2011 Sep;54(9):540-542. 10.5468/KJOG.2011.54.9.540.

Vulvar chondrosarcoma: A case report

• Chun S
• Jeon GH
• Cho HJ
• Ji YI

• KMID: 2274080
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2011.54.9.540

Abstract

Vulvar cancers comprise less than 5% of gynecologic malignancies, and vulvar sarcomas are rare tumors, comprising 1.5% of all vulvar cancers. Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma is a rare tumor and vulvar chondrosarcoma has not been reported in Korea yet. We report here the first case of vulvar chondrosarcoma in Korea.

Keyword

Vulvar cancer; Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma

MeSH Terms

Chondrosarcoma
Korea
Sarcoma
Vulvar Neoplasms

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Microscopic results of local excision of vulvar mass. Microscopically compatible with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma. (A) H&E, ×100, (B) H&E, ×400.

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